Family Law Issues

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 […]

By Brigitte Pellerin – National Magazine, 02/03/2022 “…In situations where one parent has primary residence with the children, that parent is eligible to claim the dependent tax credit. But what to do when the separated parents are in a shared parenting arrangement?…” Read the entire article: http://www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles/cba-influence/submissions/2022/treat-families-equally

By The Altamonte Enterprise, 01/16/2022 “…His organization is pushing for changes in state law that would make it more likely, after parents divorce or separate, to have their children spend half their time with each of their parents as long as those parents are fit and loving…” Read the entire article: https://altamontenterprise.com/01162022/personal-pain-has-inspired-houck-fight-laws-would-favor-shared-parenting

By Jeffery M. Leving – Chicago Sun Times, 02/01/2022 “… For far too long, gender bias in custody cases has existed at the expense of too many fathers and their children. It’s time to put both parents on an equal playing field and allow the focus to be solely on the child’s interests…” Read the

By KSL, 02/03/2022 “… A new Utah bill would require divorced couples with children to attend an educational course when they need to change their parenting plan. The course would remind parents of the stress high conflict post-divorce situations can have on children, said HB86 sponsor Rep. Carol Spackman Moss, D-Holladay…” Read the entire article: https://www.ksl.com/article/50340544/utah-bill-would-mandate-course-for-divorcees-who-want-to-change-parenting-plan

By Sushma Subramanian – Washington Post, 01/18/2022 “…Kentucky’s 50-50 custody legislation — which did end up passing and took effect in July 2018 — was the first of its kind in the country to make equal parenting not just up to a judge’s discretion but the standard outcome. In 2021, Arkansas followed suit…” Read the

By SpectrumNews1, 01/11/2022 “…Creech said he went through a custody battle for six years that cost him thousands of dollars, and more importantly, time with his children. “To get my own children 50% of the time, which I was a good father, I was an elected official, local farmer, local business owner, and I always

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

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/

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