Restoring Fairness in Family Court and Child Protective Services (CPS) Cases
We help parents (mothers and fathers), counties, and courts understand the human wiring behind conflict — and expose the systemic injustices that harm families by using the Core Values Index™.
Uncovering unfairness and rebuilding trust in family courts and CPS through the Core Values Index™.
At Father’s Advocacy Network, we believe every family deserves to be understood before being judged.
We work to restore fairness, accountability, and human understanding in the family court and CPS systems through two core initiatives:
CVI™ (Core Values Index™)-Based Coaching and Reports: helping parents and professionals understand how hardwiring shapes communication, decisions, and behavior under stress.
Story Exposure: revealing systemic injustice through firsthand stories and documented evidence.
(Sources: Annie E. Casey Foundation, HHS, DOJ, NCMEC, Chapin Hall, GAO)
Start the Conversation — We’re Here to Listen and Help
Whether you’re a parent seeking guidance or a professional working within family court or Child Protective Services, we’d love to hear from you.
Parents: Complete the form to begin your free CVI™ assessment. Afterward, we’ll schedule your one-on-one debrief session and discuss next steps (report creation, coaching, or story exposure).
Professionals (Counties, Courts, or CPS): Use this form to inquire about CVI™-based training, professional coaching, or collaboration with Hardwired Coaching’s certified coaches.
All inquiries are handled confidentially and reviewed by our team before follow-up.
How We Help Families Affected by CPS or Family Court
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Every person in a family court or CPS case — from parent to caseworker to judge — operates from a unique motivational design that influences how they perceive and respond under stress.
Through our partnership with AdaptExec and their Certified CVI™ Coaches (trained through Hardwired Coaching), we help parents:
Discover their natural hardwiring and learn how it affects how they show up in stressful cases.
Gain clarity on how to communicate more effectively with caseworkers and legal professionals.
Receive professional, court-safe insight reports that help decision-makers see the full picture of who they are — beyond emotional moments or misunderstandings.
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When families are mistreated or misrepresented in the system, their voices are often silenced.
We provide a safe and confidential way for parents to share their stories and supporting evidence so that patterns of injustice within CPS and family court systems can be exposed publicly and ethically.
Our advocacy focuses on transparency and reform — not verification or litigation — helping to ensure that broken processes and harmful patterns are seen, not hidden.
Why the Core Values Index™ (CVI) Matters in Family Court and CPS
The Core Values Index™ (CVI) is a scientifically validated assessment that measures the innate motivational wiring that drives how a person thinks, decides, and reacts — especially under stress.
When applied within the family court and Child Protective Services (CPS) context, it helps reveal the why behind each person’s behavior, replacing assumption with understanding.
For Caseworkers and Counties
Clarity, Confidence, and Communication
Caseworkers and counties recognize how hardwiring influences interactions, reducing misinterpretation and burnout.
Improves relationship dynamics: When caseworkers understand their own wiring, they can recognize when personal biases or communication styles clash with a parent’s wiring — helping defuse conflict early.
Reduces emotional burnout: Many caseworkers experience chronic stress and compassion fatigue. CVI™ training helps identify how they recharge, process emotion, and make decisions — improving retention and morale.
Reframes parent behavior: Instead of labeling parents as “uncooperative” or “aggressive,” CVI™ insight shows how stress or fear may be triggering their natural defense mechanisms — enabling a more compassionate and trauma-informed response.
Enhances team cohesion: County departments using the CVI™ learn how to balance strengths across teams — pairing analytical staff with relational staff, or builders with visionaries — for better case outcomes.
Builds long-term trust: Parents feel seen and respected when workers respond from understanding rather than authority, fostering cooperation that accelerates resolution.
Result: Caseworkers and county teams gain empathy, efficiency, and resilience — reducing conflict, burnout, and miscommunication on all sides.
For Parents
Clarity, Confidence, and Communication
Articulate their strengths and explain how stress affects them.
Clarifies natural strengths: The CVI™ identifies what each parent does best — whether that’s problem-solving, compassion, structure, or persistence — helping professionals see value rather than focusing on perceived weakness.
Explains behavioral shifts under stress: When parents understand their own “distortion” patterns (how stress changes their behavior), they can better explain those reactions in court or case meetings, reducing misinterpretation.
Improves communication with caseworkers: Parents learn how to adapt their communication to match the wiring of the professionals they’re working with — often transforming tense interactions into productive conversations.
Reinforces self-advocacy: Equipped with clear data, parents can present themselves accurately and calmly, demonstrating self-awareness, accountability, and a willingness to engage constructively.
Provides context for court reports: CVI™-based reports help courts see why a parent behaves a certain way, distinguishing between temporary reactions to stress and long-term behavioral patterns.
Result: Parents gain a credible, evidence-based voice in their own case — one rooted in understanding, not assumption.
For Courts & Attorneys
Clarity, Confidence, and Communication
Courts and attorneys make more informed judgments rooted in objective behavioral data rather than assumption.
Provides behavioral context: CVI™ data helps judges, GALs, and attorneys understand the motivational roots behind a parent’s behavior — whether they withdraw, argue, or over-explain — avoiding misjudgment.
Informs fairer rulings: When courts see a parent’s wiring and stress responses in objective terms, they can distinguish genuine noncompliance from situational overwhelm or misunderstanding.
Strengthens case presentation: Attorneys can use CVI™ insights to advocate more accurately for clients, showing how their client’s communication or decision-making style reflects innate wiring rather than negligence or defiance.
Reduces reliance on subjective interpretation: By grounding behavioral evaluation in measurable human data, CVI™ reports help the legal process rely less on opinion and more on understanding.
Supports trauma-informed practice: CVI™ interpretation aligns with modern judicial and CPS initiatives aimed at empathy, family preservation, and bias reduction.
Result: Courts gain a clearer, more accurate picture of each parent — enabling decisions that serve the true best interest of the child, not distorted perceptions of the parent.
Start the Process — Every Family’s Story Begins with Understanding
The Father’s Advocacy Network Process
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Complete the Core Values Index™ — a brief assessment revealing how you’re wired to create value and respond under pressure.
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You’ll meet with a Certified CVI™ Coach through AdaptExec (trained by Hardwired Coaching) to interpret your results and apply them to real-life situations.
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We create a CVI™-Based Parent Insight Report that helps courts, counties, and attorneys understand your hardwiring, communication style, and behavioral triggers. These reports are designed to reduce bias and improve collaboration between parents and professionals.
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If your situation involves broader systemic injustice, our team may collect your story, evidence, and documentation to expose it publicly and ethically for reform. Otherwise, continued coaching may help you navigate your case more effectively.
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Understanding What We Do — and Why It Matters
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No — despite the name, we serve both mothers and fathers.
Our name reflects the heart of our mission, not a gender bias. We believe in a Heavenly Father who advocates for His children with perfect justice and mercy. That same spirit drives everything we do.
We help:
Mothers who’ve been misrepresented, silenced, or unfairly treated.
Fathers who’ve been wrongly accused or cut off from their children.
Children caught between systems that often fail to protect their best interests.
Our ultimate goal is to reflect the character of God our Father — to stand for truth, advocate for the innocent, and call both individuals and institutions to righteousness.
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Our name has two layers of meaning:
Heavenly Model: We believe in a Father who advocates on our behalf through Christ (1 John 2:1). Just as God defends His children, we step into advocacy for families facing injustice.
Earthly Mission: Many earthly fathers (and mothers) feel powerless in systems that misunderstand or misjudge them. We exist to restore their voice, dignity, and hope — pointing to the greater Advocate who never abandons His own.
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The Core Values Index™ (CVI) is a scientifically validated psychometric assessment that measures a person’s innate motivational wiring — the “why” behind how they think, act, and make decisions.
Unlike personality tests that measure behavior, the CVI™ reveals what drives that behavior.
It helps us understand:
How each person creates value in the world (e.g., through wisdom, love, power, or knowledge).
How they respond under pressure or conflict.
What motivates them to communicate, connect, or withdraw.
This insight is crucial in CPS and family court cases, where stress and misunderstanding often lead to misjudgment.
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Our faith shapes why we do what we do — not how we deliver it.
We believe:
Every human being is made in the image of God and deserves to be treated with dignity.
Exposing injustice honors the biblical call to bring truth into light (Ephesians 5:11).
Advocacy is an act of love — standing for those who cannot stand for themselves (Proverbs 31:8–9).
But in practice, our approach remains data-driven, trauma-informed, and evidence-based.
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Because understanding must come before action.
We require every parent to take the CVI™ before any story exposure or report creation because it:
Builds self-awareness — helping parents see how their wiring influences their reactions under stress.
Prepares accurate reporting — ensuring our advocacy represents each parent truthfully and fairly.
Protects credibility — by grounding every case we represent in objective, measurable human data.
Promotes healing — since many parents experience breakthroughs simply from understanding their own design.
This single step helps us serve parents ethically and represent them with integrity.
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CVI™ data helps professionals and parents interpret behavior through understanding, not assumption.
It allows:
Parents to explain their reactions and strengths clearly in stressful cases.
Caseworkers to recognize patterns of communication and avoid mislabeling parents.
Courts to see behavior in context, using measurable insight rather than subjective judgment.
Every CVI™-Based Parent Insight Report we produce is designed to reduce bias, clarify communication, and serve the child’s best interest by helping all sides work together more effectively.
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We partner with AdaptExec and their team of Certified CVI™ Coaches (trained through Hardwired Coaching) to bring CVI™ training directly into county agencies, CPS departments, and court systems.
We help professionals:
Understand their own wiring to reduce bias and burnout.
Learn wiring-based communication tools that de-escalate conflict.
Build healthier team dynamics rooted in mutual respect and self-awareness.
When agencies and families both operate from understanding, everyone wins — especially the children.
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After completing your free assessment:
You’ll be matched with a Certified CVI™ Coach through AdaptExec.
You’ll have a 1-on-1 debrief session to unpack your results and understand your wiring under stress.
We’ll create your CVI™-Based Parent Insight Report, used to help counties, courts, or attorneys interpret your strengths and communication style.
If appropriate, your story may be prepared for exposure to highlight systemic injustice — always with your consent and ethical review.
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It’s completely free.
Father’s Advocacy Network provides all CVI™ assessments and coaching for parents at no cost.
Professional training and county partnerships are funded separately through AdaptExec’s programs and external support.
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We take confidentiality seriously.
No story or identifying detail is ever made public without written consent.
Case files and supporting materials are stored securely and only shared with relevant coaches or staff.
Exposure stories are anonymized or redacted when necessary to protect children and families.
Our goal is to safely reveal truth — not to endanger anyone involved.
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Our mission is to:
Expose injustice where systems have failed families.
Equip parents to understand their design and navigate conflict wisely.
Educate professionals to recognize and reduce bias.
Exalt our Heavenly Father, who is the true Advocate for His children.
We do this with courage, humility, and hope — believing that when truth is brought into the light, redemption becomes possible.
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Absolutely — none of us are immune to distortion under pressure.
Every person, whether a parent or a professional, has innate wiring that determines how they think, decide, and communicate. When that wiring goes “dark”—meaning it’s operating from fear, frustration, or exhaustion—it can unintentionally harm the very families someone is trying to help.
In Child Protective Services or family court, that distortion can look like:
A caseworker becoming overly controlling to feel secure.
A supervisor dismissing a parent’s pain to stay efficient.
A professional interpreting emotion as defiance because it doesn’t match their wiring style.
A parent shutting down or overreacting because they feel unheard or misjudged.
These are human patterns, not moral failures. But when we don’t recognize them, they can lead to bias, miscommunication, and even perceived corruption within the system.
That’s why we teach wiring awareness for everyone — not just parents. When professionals understand their Core Values Index™ (CVI) profile, they can:
Recognize when they’re operating in distortion and reset quickly.
Separate their own emotional triggers from the facts of a case.
Communicate with empathy and clarity, not defensiveness.
Serve families more effectively and protect the integrity of the system.
Understanding wiring doesn’t just make us better workers — it makes us more human.
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“Going dark” describes what happens when someone’s natural strengths get hijacked by stress or fear.
Each person’s wiring—whether they’re a parent, caseworker, attorney, or judge—has a healthy mode (operating from confidence and clarity) and a dark mode (operating from insecurity and control).
In the CPS and family court world, “going dark” can look like:
A well-meaning worker doubling down on a wrong assumption to protect their authority.
A parent reacting defensively and being labeled “noncompliant.”
A judge or supervisor rushing decisions because they’re overwhelmed.
When anyone in the process goes dark, truth becomes secondary to emotion.
That’s why we help both sides—parents and professionals—recognize their triggers, understand their wiring, and recover faster when tension rises.
Our goal is to bring people back into the light—where understanding, not ego, leads the way.
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No — never.
While our board members and leadership team are Christians, our coaching, training, and advocacy are completely neutral and professional.
Our faith is the foundation of our mission, not a filter we impose on others. It guides our values of truth, compassion, justice, and integrity, but we work with people of all beliefs—or none at all.
Many of our county, court, and CPS partners come from secular or mixed-faith backgrounds. We respect that fully.
We believe that truth, fairness, and love are universal values — and they’re stronger when lived, not forced.
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Because Scripture commands it.
“Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.” — Ephesians 5:11
We believe injustice thrives in secrecy. When bias, neglect, or misconduct harms families, silence only deepens the wound. Father’s Advocacy Network exists to bring darkness into light — not for revenge, but for repentance, reform, and restoration.
By documenting and sharing patterns of injustice, we help ensure accountability and truth. We expose wrong not to destroy people, but to protect children, heal families, and restore trust in systems meant to safeguard them.
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Because misunderstanding doesn’t just create tension — it creates injustice.
When both sides understand their wiring, they can:
Depersonalize conflict — realizing that reactions often come from wiring, not willful defiance.
See each other more clearly — shifting the focus from blame to shared problem-solving.
Make wiser, calmer decisions — even under pressure.
For parents, that means fewer misunderstandings.
For professionals, that means fewer crises and clearer communication.
For children, that means a system that truly works in their best interest.
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To restore fairness where fear and bias have taken root.
We envision:
Parents who are understood, not labeled.
Caseworkers who lead with empathy, not exhaustion.
Courts that make decisions based on truth, not perception.
Agencies equipped with the tools to serve families better — not burn out faster.
We do this through the Core Values Index™, professional coaching, and transparent advocacy — always anchored in the belief that truth and compassion can coexist, and real reform begins with understanding.