Family Reunion

By Brad McElhinny – WV MetroNews, 02/24/2022 “…The state Senate has passed a bill establishing a presumption of equal custody in divorce cases. The “Best Interests of Child Protection Act of 2022” passed by a 25-9 vote. The bill now goes to the House of Delegates, which has passed bills with the same concept over the

By Janet Stewart Scalley – jdsupra, 02/24/2022 “…Although to date, HB 508 has not progressed beyond the initial stages of the legislative process, the bill has already seen some level of bipartisan support, thus signaling that a possible substantial change in Ohio child custody laws might be on the horizon…” Read the entire article: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ohio-house-bill-508-a-potentially-5157210/

By Lacie Pierson – The Logan Banner, 02/19/2022 “…The West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday advanced a bill that would require family court judges to order that children split their time equally between their separated parents in the event that a custody agreement doesn’t already exist…” Read the entire article: https://www.loganbanner.com/news/w-va-senate-advances-50-50-child-custody-bill/article_9f195118-f5f3-568a-a617-c631d7128eb5.html

By David S. Carton and Lynne Strober – New Jersey Law Journal, 01/13/2022 “…There has been a dramatic increase in courts awarding fathers more parenting time than historically allocated to them. The debate over shared parenting, and whether or not a presumption of same is appropriate, is a hot-button issue to watch for in 2022