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tate rep candidates Terry Meehan (D), running in the 16th Worcester district, and Doug MacLean (R) running in the 3rd Middlesex, heard the concerns of non-custodial fathers at the August meeting of the North Central chapter of CPF-The Fatherhood Coalition. Meehan is well known to advocates from his own custody battle in Worcester. He understands the issues well, and will be a staunch father's rights advocate when he is in the State House.MacLean was largely unaware of the issues affecting divorced fathers.
After a presentation by Mark Charalambous (available at the CPF web site at www.fatherhoodcoalition.org/inthenews/Fr-absence.doc), there was an open dialog with a free exchange of views.