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Posted on December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Disabled Dad United with Daughter for First Christmas Together
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Disabled Dad United with Daughter for First Christmas Together

By Laura Reichel

The time a father shares with his children is a precious gift. Yet, for too many fathers, that gift is taken away — leaving them isolated from their children.

In one of the most moving victories the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. has ever achieved, a case that turned deep heartbreak into lasting joy, a disabled father who reported he had been denied contact with his own daughter sought their help.

The Leving legal team fought fiercely in court and won, giving dad the greatest gift of all for the holidays – his daughter.

Chicago based matrimonial attorney Jeffery Leving, President of the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd., will talk about this important case victory and more on the Dads’ Rights Legal Hour, 9-10 a.m. CST Saturday, December 20th on Power 92.3 FM.

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This show segment will be available for download on the Dads’ Rights Legal Hour’s Spotify page on dadsrights.com. Listen to this radio show and in the words of attorney Leving’s friend, Reverend Jesse Jackson, “Keep hope alive,” and do this for all children everywhere by sharing this victory and connecting on Instagram @dadsrights.

A single father was the victim of a horrific shooting and was permanently disabled and paralyzed from the waist down. Following years of hard work and rehabilitation, and despite making significant physical strides, he reported he was still prevented from seeing his own daughter.

He had nearly given up all hope, but he never stopped loving her. He and his child’s mother split up years prior, and even though he had always paid child support, he recounted that the mother refused to let him see his child and thwarted his daughter’s efforts to contact him too.

He finally found the fire in his belly to take action to reunite with his daughter. He called attorney Jeffery Leving for help. The Leving legal team was determined to secure this disabled dad’s parental rights in court. When they presented the case to the judge, using a powerful mix of evidence and emotion, the Leving legal team convinced him that depriving this loving father of time with his daughter was unfair and unconscionable. They won. The judge awarded dad, for the first time ever, Christmas with his daughter.

This powerful court victory modified for publication helped restore a bond that should never have been broken. It stands as a powerful testament to the Leving law firm’s unwavering commitment to protecting fathers, reuniting families, and ensuring that every child should have the opportunity to know their dad.

Matrimonial attorney Jeffery M. Leving is the recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from President Joe R. Biden, Jr. in recognition of 7,500 hours of Leving’s service to this nation. Leving is also the recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award from President George W. Bush. Leving is a nationally recognized matrimonial and family law attorney.

To learn more about Leving, law and fatherhood, visit dadsrights.com.

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