Family Law Issues

By Edward E. Bartlett – CNS News, 06/21/2022 “…Prager U personality Amala Ekpunobi did a video revealing the United States has the highest rate of fatherlessness of any country in the world – a stunning 23% of American children live in single-parent homes. The Institute for Family Studies released a report that concludes boys raised […]

By Shared Parenting Scotland, 06/06/2022 “…The Dutch House of Representatives agreed the following motion on May 29th 2022: ‘noting that parental alienation is a major social problem and that in 2020 the Expert Team on parental alienation already recommended that parents be warned at an early stage that they are breaking the law and that

By Cleveland, 06/01/2022 “…When both parents are fit, loving parents, children should not be denied a full relationship with each of them because the parents choose to live apart. Parental separation should not result in parental deprivation…” Read the entire article: https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2022/06/hb-508-will-protect-childrens-relationships-with-both-loving-parents-don-hubin.html

By WOSU, 05/18/2022 “…The Ohio legislature is considering a bill to make shared parenting the presumed outcome in child custody cases. Currently, in disputed cases, a parent must actively pursue a shared parenting arrangement otherwise courts will default to granting sole custody more often than not to the mother…” Read the entire article: https://news.wosu.org/show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-05-18/shared-parenting-legislation

By Legal Reader, 04/29/2022 “…While both married and unmarried parents have impact on their children’s lives in South Dakota, unmarried parents may be prevented from making specific decision regarding their health and education, and when they might be able to spend time with them.  The birth of a child to parents who are not married

By Allie Corey – KSDK, 05/03/2022 “…Ludwig learned personally how hard divorce or separation can be on couples and their children. He says dads aren’t treated fairly in court. “If a couple gets divorced or separated, that child needs access to that father, each parent adds value to a child in a different way,” Ludwig explained…”

By Northern Kentucky Tribune, 04/22/2022 “…The color yellow will be donned across the state of Kentucky on Tuesday, April 26 in celebration of Shared Parenting Day. Shared Parenting Day has been formally declared by lawmakers in Kentucky, Missouri, Arizona, Maryland, Massachusetts, and South Dakota…” Read the entire article: https://www.nkytribune.com/2022/04/kentucky-to-celebrate-family-law-reforms-by-donning-yellow-during-shared-parenting-day-april-26/

By EIN News, 03/31/2022 “…National Parents Organization (NPO), a nonprofit committed to transforming the norms of shared parenting nationwide, applauds West Virginia lawmakers for their bipartisan work in creating, passing, and supporting the state’s first law supporting shared parenting…” Read the entire article: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/567120184/npo-celebrates-the-passing-of-west-virginia-s-shared-parenting-law

By CJ Online, 03/31/2022 “…However, it seems SB 496 has missed a major opportunity to include what should be the most basic and fundamental right of any parental bill of rights: Good parents should be allowed equal access to their children…” Read the entire article: https://www.cjonline.com/story/opinion/2022/03/31/kansas-parents-bill-rights-should-include-equal-access-children/7209998001/

By Alan D. Blotcky, PhD – Psychiatric Times, 03/29/2022 “…False allegations of abuse are often made during contentious child custody cases. One parent believes that he or she will gain leverage in the case by lodging an allegation of abuse against the other parent. More often than not, the allegation of abuse is a tactic