We now have more than 50 studies of joint physical custody. Using different methods, and examining families in the United States and abroad, the results are encouraging: children who spend at least 35 percent time with each parent, rather than live with one and visit the other, have better relationships with their fathers and mothers…
Read moreBill would give parents going through divorce equal time with their kids
Parents going through a divorce could soon see equal time with their kids. If passed, the 50/50 parenting bill (Colorado Senate Bill 15-129), would recognize parental rights as fundamental rights, putting parents in divorce court on equal ground. “We’re looking forward to having this legislation move forward into the 21st century,” said Angelique Layton, a…
Read moreShared-Parenting Movement Gaining Momentum in 2015
Through the first half of 2015, there has been a strong push across the country to implement more balanced child custody laws that would lead to more equal parenting time following divorce. Nearly 20 states are currently considering measures that would alter laws that govern which parent receives legal custody of a child following divorce…
Read moreNoncustodial parent visitation rights bill signed into law |
OKLAHOMA CITY – Law-abiding noncustodial parents will no longer have to deal with having their visitation rights ignored or violated thanks to legislation signed into law Tuesday. Senate Bill 1612, by Sen. Ron Sharp and Rep. Jon Echols, will ensure that custodial parents honor court-ordered visitation schedules for noncustodial parents or face punishment. “This bill…
Read moreJASON PATRIC CASE UNDERSCORES NEED FOR FAMILY COURT REFORM
An excerpt from this article by Rita Fuerst Adams, National Executive Director, National Parents Organization The momentous research favoring shared parenting coincides with statistics that demonstrate the negative impacts our broken system has on our children. An overwhelming amount of federal data demonstrates this fact by showing that children raised by single parents account for:…
Read moreSixteen Arguments in Support of Co-Parenting
An excerpt from Psychology Today: What the Latest Research is Saying about the Best Interests of Children – By Edward Kruk, Ph.D. Our current system of resolving child custody disputes rarely considers either children’s needs from children’s own perspective, or current research on child custody outcomes. What is needed is a new standard, a “best interests…
Read moreREAL Women support shared parenting
This is a LADIES only petition, why? Because we need to show not only Governor Rick Scott but the world that this is NOT just a Father’s rights issue. Studies indicate that just as much or even more women support shared parenting than men. Men are more active than ever before in their children’s lives, shared parenting benefits…
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