I am in a unique position. I share my children equally with my ex-wife. We have a joint legal and physical custody arrangement – also known as shared parenting. We’ve been successfully co-parenting our two children since we finalized our divorce settlement in 2008. When our children were younger, we strictly adhered to this parenting plan…
Read moreIf You Don’t Like The Law, Change It
Several years ago, a friend of mine would often get frustrated with our discussions. I would complain about how crazy family court is and how archaic the domestic relations laws are. He would tell me, “If you don’t like the law, CHANGE IT! That’s exactly what we are doing. When you get married in New…
Read moreA New Shared Parenting Bill in New York State – A09819
Without joint custody, children are the biggest losers Why must kids miss out on certain family relationships when parents separate? It’s cruel for children, who love both parents, to suddenly lose access to everything they once knew when their parents no longer want to live together. Does a child’s love and need for both parents…
Read moreSingle Fatherhood in New York City
In 2012, I was contacted by a graduate student who was looking for stories about single fathers. I think she found me from an old blog I used to have. It’s so interesting to listen to this recording eight years later. Very little has changed with my relationship to my kids as well as my…
Read moreThe Best Interests Of The Child Includes Access to Both Parents
On a typical Monday evening, Alex goes to bed with hugs and kisses from two loving parents. After Alex is taken to school the next day, one parent moves out because the couple agrees they can’t live together anymore. Tuesday evening after school, Alex gets home and only sees one of his two loving parents. Alex does…
Read more500 for 500
My goal for the next year is to write. Write and write and write. Why? Because I have a lot to say and I feel I can add a thing or two to the public discourse. I used to have a website called the Socraddock Method where I would write about all kinds of things…
Read moreWilliam Fabricius’ Research on Divorce and Fathers: “Equal parenting time is a public health issue.”
William Fabricius, associate professor at the ASU Department of Psychology, is a pioneer in research on divorced children and long-term health outcomes. Arizona’s new child custody law went into effect five years ago, and the first evaluation will be published in the spring issue of the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage. Fabricius, associate professor of…
Read moreShared Parenting
The National Parents Organization just released its 2019 Shared Parenting Report Card which is done every 5 years. The report raises a clear issue. Why must kids miss out on certain family relationships when parents divorce or separate? It’s cruel to have children who love both parents suddenly lose access to everything they knew. It’s cruel…
Read moreHighlights From The National Parents Organization Shared Parenting Report Card Press Conference
“We have a highlight reel from the press conference for our Shared Parenting Report Card available on YouTube! This short video includes highlights from our wonderful speakers, including Ginger Gentile, Don Hubin, Kangol Kid, Dr. Jeff Gardere, and men and women who were impacted by not having shared parenting, either as parents or as children…
Read moreAn F for Failure!
“Consider this, a sadly typical scenario: Monday evening, Jordan goes to bed with hugs and kisses from two loving parents. Later, unknown to Jordan, the parents agree that they can no longer live together, and they separate. Tuesday morning, Jordan is greeted and sent off to school by only one of them, and only one…
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