Family Law Issues

There is overwhelming support for true shared parenting

By The Altamont Enterprise, 01/06/2022 “… National Parents Organization, in collaboration with NY Families for Tomorrow and NY Americans for Equal Shared Parenting, as well as The Fathers’ Rights Movement, just received the results of an independently conducted poll of the attitudes of New Yorker’s about shared parenting…” Read the entire article: https://altamontenterprise.com/01062022/there-overwhelming-support-true-shared-parenting

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Opinion: Ohio law encourages ‘lopsided, unfair custody arrangements’ that put parents at war

By Teresa Harlow – The Columbus Dispatch, 12/29/2021 “…In a recent survey conducted by Public Policy Polling, 83% of Ohioans agreed that “a child would benefit from having equal time with both fit and willing parents following divorce.” Surprisingly, current Ohio law fails to support this assumption…” Read the entire article: https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2021/12/29/opinion-how-can-divorced-parents-work-together-childrens-sake/8943411002/

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Parenting Time Guidelines: ‘Shared parenting’ new in 2022

By Nicole Makris – The Indiana Lawyer, 01/05/2022 “…With a shared parenting plan, each parent’s home is intended to be a “home base” for the child where their adjustment to separate households is facilitated by mutual routine between the parents’ households. A shared parenting plan is most beneficial when established for a child at a

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When Studies Don’t Replicate: A Case Study

By Edward Kurk – Psychology Today, 12/22/2021 “… For social problems like family violence and parental alienation, replications and higher standards of transparency and accountability should be expected, not ignored or undermined…” Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/co-parenting-after-divorce/202112/when-studies-dont-replicate-case-study  

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False Allegations of Abuse During Divorce: The Role of Alienating Beliefs

By Psychiatric Times, 11/23/2021 “… False allegations of abuse are an all-too-common phenomenon during divorce and child custody proceedings. One parent fabricates a false allegation against the other parent to gain leverage in court and to undermine the parent-child relationship going forward…” Read the entire article: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/false-allegations-of-abuse-during-divorce-the-role-of-alienating-beliefs  

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Connecticut parents support new child custody procedures

By The CT Mirror, 12/09/2021 “…What convinces Connecticut parents to support shared parenting? Well, we now have more than 40 years of scientific research showing that, in the vast majority of cases, children are well served by substantial sharing of parental responsibilities by both parents provided that both are fit parents…” Read the entire article: https://ctmirror.org/category/ct-viewpoints/connecticut-parents-support-new-child-custody-procedures/

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Shared Parenting Scotland publishes new edition of family court guide for party litigants

By Scottish Legal News, 12/06/2021 “…Shared Parenting Scotland’s ambition is that Scotland should move to a more humane and transparent system where parenting is shared rather than won in a battle between parents for time with their children…” Read the entire article: https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/shared-parenting-scotland-publishes-new-edition-of-family-court-guide-for-party-litigants

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New York Judge Suspends Father’s Visitation Rights With Daughter Unless He Gets COVID Vaccine Or Subjects To Weekly Testing

By CBS New York 10/15/2021 “…The coronavirus vaccine is at the center of a custody battle in Manhattan. A judge suspended a father’s visitation rights with his 3-year-old daughter unless he gets vaccinated or subjects to weekly COVID testing…” Read the entire article: https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/10/15/covid-vaccine-custody-battle-manhattan/

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The child’s best interest: Shared parenting a focus for amended family law legislation

By Elizabeth Raymer – Canadian Lawyer 11/09/2021 “…The judgement “correctly states there’s no presumption about parenting time,” he says, “but it’s also important to recognize that the legislation encourages significant contact with each parent, and in that case, the court upheld equal parenting time and equal responsibility for decision-making.”…” Read the entire article: https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/family/the-childs-best-interest-shared-parenting-a-focus-for-amended-family-law-legislation/361555

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