Families deserve systems that help both parents show up.
Fathers Incorporated is rooted in Georgia, but our advocacy is for all families. We work to fix laws and practices that make it harder for fathers to be legally recognized, to co-parent with stability, and to stay meaningfully involved in their children’s lives. We advance reforms in Georgia and share tools and strategies nationally to help other states strengthen their own systems.
The Why
When laws and systems are outdated, families pay the price.
Parents don’t experience policy as a talking point. They experience it as paperwork they don’t understand, court steps they can’t afford, long delays, and decisions that shape whether a child gets consistent care from both parents.
Fathers Incorporated advocates for fathers because children do best when families have clear pathways to stability, responsibility, and healthy co-parenting. When the system creates unnecessary hurdles, families lose time, momentum, money, and trust. Reform is urgent, but it can also be practical, fair, and centered on what children need.
Our Focus in Georgia
We are building a Georgia agenda rooted in family stability and child well-being.
Legitimation Reform in Georgia
Legitimation is the process by which an unmarried father in Georgia is recognized as a child’s legal father. Without legitimation, many fathers face limits in pursuing parenting time, participating in key decisions, and building the kind of structured stability children deserve. Our work focuses on modernizing this process to make it clearer, more accessible, and less likely to push families into conflict.
Learn About Legitimation Reform
HB 1343
HB 1343 is part of Georgia’s active work to improve how the state supports fathers, co-parents, and children through legal pathways and family systems. Fathers Incorporated has created plain-language explainers, tools, and videos to help Georgia families understand what’s being proposed, what it could change, and why it matters.
Visit the HB 1343 Page | Plain-language explainer | Infographic
SB 404
SB 404 is connected to Georgia’s shared parenting conversation. The question at the heart of shared parenting is simple: When it is safe and appropriate, how do we make it easier for children to remain connected to both parents in a stable, predictable way? Fathers Incorporated supports reforms that reduce unnecessary conflict, support responsible co-parenting, and keep children’s well-being at the center.
Our Model
Direct service plus policy reform, working together.
Fathers Incorporated does not advocate from a distance. Our policy priorities are informed by real families navigating real systems. Through our Gentle Warriors Academy, we work on the ground with fathers and co-parents, and we take those lessons into public education, stakeholder engagement, and policy change work.
This is the model we share with national partners:
- Start with families’ lived experience.
- Translate barriers into clear reform targets.
- Create plain-language tools the public can use.
- Align reforms with child well-being and family stability.
- Track progress, share lessons, and strengthen the field.
What We’re Producing
Practical tools for families and partners.
This advocacy work includes public-facing resources that make complicated systems easier to understand, including:
- One-page explainers and infographics
- Video breakdowns in plain language
- Guides for fathers navigating family court and legal processes
- Co-parenting tools that support stability and better communication
- Updates that help families track what’s happening and what it means
Browse Resources | Watch Videos
What Success Looks Like
We’re working toward a Georgia where:
- Legal fatherhood is easier to establish for unmarried fathers who are stepping up.
- Co-parents have more support to cooperate, not just litigate.
- Families spend less time stuck in confusion and more time building stability.
- Court processes are clearer, more consistent, and more child-centered.
- Georgia achieves father-inclusive policy models other states can emulate.
Get Involved
This work moves faster when the community is informed and connected.
For Georgia Residents
- Learn the basics through our explainers.
- Share resources with other parents.
- Join our advocacy updates
- Attend a community session or partner briefing.
- Share your story if you’re comfortable.
For National Partners
- Track Georgia’s policy progress and lessons learned.
- Request a briefing for your agency, coalition, or state team.
- Explore our tools as templates for adaptation.
- Partner with us on public education and field-building.