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National Fatherless Children’s Day

National Day Archives states that Donald Adams of Finding Fathers, Inc. created the observance in 2020 and that it occurs on the fourth Sunday of June.

Date / ruleFourth Sunday in June
ScopeUnited States / Finding Fathers, Inc.-created family-awareness observance
VerificationObservance Registry Rule Verified
PortabilityRule Based Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-10
Target-year policyCalculate Rule
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Authority summary

What is National Fatherless Children’s Day?

National Day Archives states that Donald Adams of Finding Fathers, Inc. created the observance in 2020 and that it occurs on the fourth Sunday of June.

Date and recurrence

Fourth Sunday in June

This observance follows a reusable calendar rule rather than one fixed Gregorian date. The actual date can move from year to year. Rule: Fourth Sunday in June each year.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / Finding Fathers, Inc.-created family-awareness observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

National Fatherless Children’s Day

Classification

Topic and context

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What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
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Provenance

Sources

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  1. National Day Archives — National Fatherless Children’s DayObservance Registry
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is National Fatherless Children’s Day?

Fourth Sunday in June The stored recurrence guidance is: Fourth Sunday in June each year..

Does National Fatherless Children’s Day fall on the same date every year?

It follows a recurring calendar rule, so the Gregorian date can change from year to year.

Is National Fatherless Children’s Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / Finding Fathers, Inc.-created family-awareness observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes National Fatherless Children’s Day?

The stored designation basis is: National Day Archives states that Donald Adams of Finding Fathers, Inc. created the observance in 2020 and that it occurs on the fourth Sunday of June.. Supporting provenance includes National Day Archives — National Fatherless Children’s Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is National Fatherless Children’s Day international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / Finding Fathers, Inc.-created family-awareness observance.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-10.

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