Jeffery M. Leving 
How to be a Good Divorced Dad 
Being the Best Parent You Can Be Before, During and After the Break-Up

Positive advice for divorced dads and their families

The country’s leading authority on fathers’ rights Jeffery M.
Leving presents a definitive how-to resource for divorced dads of
any age, background, and marriage history. Leving offers targeted
guidance and suggests techniques for staying connected with
children and dealing with ex-wives–and in some cases a new
girlfriend or the wife’s new boyfriend–during the divorce and
afterwards. This upbeat book offers good news for divorced dads and
counters many of the myths that paint divorcing fathers as
alienated, irresponsible, or absent.

* Includes advice for overcoming limited access to children with
cooperative responses and legal remedies if necessary

* Reveals how to avoid depression and feelings of guilt that can
cause a divorced dad to give up and lose connection with his
kids

* Offers ideas for responding to an ex-wife’s remarriage, moving,
unfounded accusations, and other common issues

* Contains guidance for engaging in new relationships and
possibly remarriage

How to Be a Good Divorced Dad is practical and
down-to-earth and offers dozens of real life examples of dads who
have discovered the importance of staying involved in their
children’s lives.

Table of Content

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

1 The Obstacles: Identify the Factors That Can Drive a Wedge
Between You and Your Children 7

2 The Difference Between Good Dads and Struggling Fathers 25

3 The Impact of Divorce on Children: The Knowledge You Need, the
Actions You Should Take 45

4 Romance: Use Your Head When It Comes to Your Heart 63

5 Money Issues: How to Manage Changing and Challenging Financial
Situations 79

6 When There’s a New Man in Your Children’s Life:
How to Avoid Being Replaced 97

7 Therapy Isn’t for Women Only: Dealing with Your Issues
So You Can Have a Better Relationship with Your Kids 117

8 Legal Remedies: How the Courts Can Help You and Your Kids
133

9 Going Forward: How to Maintain and Strengthen Connections with
Your Kids 149

10 Developing Trends and Changes That Still Need to Be Made
155

Resources 165

Notes 169

Index 171

About the author

Jeffery M. Leving is the country’s leading authority on fathers’ rights and president emeritus of the Fatherhood Educational Institute. He
has a weekly radio show in Chicago, a divorce magazine, and a website: www.dadsrights.com. He speaks frequently at lectures, trainings, and workshops for divorced dads around the country.