Child Custody

by KGWN on 03/05/2018 “… Senate file 19 would allow judges to consider 50/50 parenting time in child custody cases, because, the way the law is currently written, there is one custodial parent and one parent with visitation right. …” Read the entire article: http://www.kgwn.tv/content/news/Child-Custody-Cases-475877943.html

By WJLA “…. Virginia is among the growing list of states considering legislation to enact shared parenting – a flexible arrangement that gives children approximately 35-50 percent of time with each parent – after divorce. …” Read the entire article: http://wjla.com/features/good-morning-washington/virginia-considering-shared-parenting-legislation

By CJ Online on 02/26/2018 “… As our nation mourns the lives lost in the Florida mass shooting, the dialogue again turns into a conversation on the causes of this latest tragedy. Gun regulations, mental health issues and the FBI’s failure to follow up on concerns dominate headlines. …” Read the entire article: http://www.cjonline.com/opinion/20180226/will-mitchell-state-poised-to-address-violence-crime-among-youth

By RT on 02/17/2018 “… There are over one million divorces every year in the United States. The system for dealing with family break-ups was introduced by President Gerald Ford in 1975. It was designed to punish men who did not want to be responsible for their children, not fathers who wanted to play an active

By FOX 4 KC on 01/30/2018 “… I’m a good dad. I was a great dad all along, and I absolutely got destroyed by the system,” he said. Schwenneson said his children paid the price. “None of this was their choice. They didn’t ask for this. They shouldn’t have to pay that price,” he said. …”

By ABC on 01/15/2018 “… When her relationship with her husband broke down five years ago, they agreed splitting the time with their two daughters 50/50 was the best option. Not only does she treasure having both her own space and one-on-one time with the kids, she believes the girls have better relationships with her and

By Straits Times on 01/16/2018 “… At her lowest, Ms Amber Li contemplated suicide. Last year, the mother of an autistic child discovered that her husband was having an affair. “I was heartbroken and unsure,” said the 43-year-old, who subsequently fell into depression. “It was the lowest point of my life.” …” Read the entire article: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/programme-for-divorcing-parents-helps-put-children-first-0

By Lifezette on 01/02/2018 “… We are no longer living in our parents’ America. That is easily evidenced by the absence of Mom’s fresh apple pie cooling on the windowsill and the “woman” with the hairy arms and mustache on line to use the ladies’ room with our sisters and daughters. …” Read the entire article: https://www.lifezette.com/momzette/fresh-look-best-interests-of-child/

By Journal Standard on 01/05/2018 “… It was Martin Luther King who said, “We begin to die the day we begin to be silent on issues that matter.” Divorce and separation in this country almost always means that children lose sufficient contact with at least one of their parents and one side of an entire family.

By Washington Post on 01/09/2018 “… It is exceedingly rare to see a bill take a one-size-fits-all approach. Indeed, “shared parenting” is defined as allowing children a minimum of 35 percent time with each parent, with the remainder of the child’s time individualized to each case. I’m unaware of any bill without exceptions for issues such as