How Do You Write Senators And Representatives About The Issues Facing Divorced & Single Fathers?
Most people use email these days, but consider the hundreds of such electronic letters they get every day. Using snail mail might be a little old fashion, but in today’s modern age, it would have less competition in being read. See link below for a sample. BE BRIEF and to the point: keep your letter to about a page. MENTION YOUR PERSONAL SITUATION, BUT DON’T BELABOR IT. A short and pertinent description of your personal problems with the system can help get your point across, but keep it as positive as possible, stressing your concern for your children’s well being and how the proposed legislation would have helped your children and will help other children. DON’T COMPLAIN about how judges and lawyers are out to take us all to the cleaners. Remember that many of the people we are writing to are lawyers and some have judges for friends. This is not the time or place to gripe. It’s best to believe that most of these people are well intentioned individuals who just haven’t been told about
