Child Custody

By KCRG on 03/11/2018 “… The senate bill asks judges to grant joint physical custody when joint legal custody is awarded. Physical custody means where the child lives. Legal custody means who makes decisions for the child. …” Read the entire article: https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Shared-parenting-bill-advances–507013821.html?fbclid=IwAR3upLC00CeA6Hcuva6Om7Nugu45Q5rqPFTPuy340cNION2omH9Ligoruxg

By Kansas City on 03/29/2018 “Children deserve consistent love and care from both parents, but all too often our judicial system does not treat fathers fairly in custody decisions. Senate Bill 157 encourages a much-needed shared parenting arrangement, allowing children to benefit fully from having an involved mother and father in their life.” …” Read

By Cheryl Mefferd – Thrive Global 03/28/2019 “… The court tells you that you and the abductor will now share custody of your child.  You are required to pay the abductor a monthly stipend. …” Read the entire article: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/abducted/

By Jacob Pecklo – Siouxland Proud 03/26/2019 “… A bill in the Iowa Capitol looks to change how state law could start out both parents equally sharing their kids time. …” Read the entire article: https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/iowa-news/divorced-fathers-fight-for-50-50-parenting-rights-bill/1879274540

By Torey Van Oot – Star Tribune 03/21/2019 “… “I’ve always been involved in their lives since the day they were born,” Quade said. The idea of anything less than 50 percent was “devastating.” …” Read the entire article: http://www.startribune.com/shared-parenting-fight-returns-to-minn-capitol/507494292/

By The Straits Times 03/20/2019 “… Often, in the US, upon a caseworker’s finding of a “family dysfunction” or a complaint from the custodial spouse and false allegations of abuse, fathers lose their rights to their children without any hearing. …” Read the entire article: https://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letters-in-print/law-shouldnt-allow-dads-to-lose-rights-to-kids-without-hearings

By Jared Goffinet – 14 News 03/20/2019 “… A judge has ordered two children, who were in the middle of a long-standing dispute between ex-spouses, to be turned over to their father. …” Read the entire article: http://www.14news.com/2019/03/20/judge-rules-kids-be-given-father-after-long-dispute-posey-co/

By Matthew Riddle – WTAJ 03/13/2019 “… Out of 700 cases that were looked at, the average custody time per week to the mother was 116 hours and 52 hours to the father. …” Read the entire article: https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/local-news/pa-fathers-disproportionately-impacted-by-custody-ruling-says-new-dads-resource-center-study/1846442146

By Madeline Cox – Kidspot 02/06/2019  “…A Queensland teenager has spent the vast majority of his life in a courtroom. He was barely three years old when his parents first started fighting over custody. …” Read the entire article: https://www.kidspot.com.au/news/queensland-parents-blasted-by-court-for-15-year-custody-battle/news-story/a315455874d606841ee1eb8b0b07d773

By Armin Brott – The Good Men Project 02/05/2019  “…Right now the most important thing you can do is try to make the transition from one family to two as smooth as possible. And the place to start is by striving to keep communication with your ex as civil as possible. …” Read the entire