Family Law Issues

By Fox 4 News 05/07/2021 “…Texas fathers going through divorce often face an uphill battle to gain equal custody of their children. Advocates had hoped to change Texas law to make it easier, but a bill that would do that is stalled with time running out…” Read the entire article: https://www.fox4news.com/news/texas-bill-hopes-to-give-divorced-parents-equal-custody-of-children  

By Orange Leader 04/12/2021 “… Currently, Texas custody laws operate on a presumption that favors the mother as the custodial parent. HB803 would replace this with a presumption in favor of shared parenting, except in cases where one parent is unfit…” Read the entire article: https://www.orangeleader.com/2021/04/12/african-american-civil-rights-leader-praises-texas-shared-parenting-bill/

By Global Initiative for Boys and Men 04/16/2021 “… We will be watching the film “Erasing Family” followed by a Q and A with the filmmaker, Ginger Gentile. The viewing and Q/A will take place within the webinar format. This event is sponsored by Global Initiative for Boys & Men and Family Reunion…” Read the

By Emma Johnson – Elle 03/16/2021 “… The female parent is shoehorned by way of a family court order and culture to be the primary caregiver, while the male parent is most often expected to be the primary breadwinner…” Read the entire article: https://www.elle.com/life-love/a35786937/standard-custody-agreement-sexism/

By WV Public 04/08/2021 “…West Virginia senators have removed a presumption of 50-50 custody from a bill that passed the House of Delegates a month ago, along with a provision to reopen closed child custody cases in which parents were not considered for equal time…” Read the entire article: https://www.wvpublic.org/government/2021-04-08/senate-judiciary-removes-50-50-custody-from-best-interests-of-the-child-protection-act

By News and Sentinel 03/23/2021 “… HB 2363 uses similar wording to Kentucky’s shared parenting law passed in 2018. Polling showed the Kentucky law was supported by about six people to every one who opposed it. The law’s popularity was further clarified when Kentucky declared the day it was signed it law, April 26, as

By News and Sentinel 03/23/2021 “…The bill includes the “Friendly Parent Factor” that considers “the likelihood of a party will allow the child frequent, meaningful and continuing contact with the other parent…” Read the entire article: https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/local-%20%20news/2021/03/west-virginia-may-join-kentucky-as-a-shared-parenting-state/

By Brendan Tierney – WSAZ 03/11/2021 “… H.B. 2363, known as the Best Interests of the Child Protection Act, would mandate a judge grant 50/50 shared custody whenever possible in a divorce or custody proceeding. …” Read the entire article: https://www.wsaz.com/2021/03/11/wva-legislature-considers-bill-to-mandate-split-child-custody/

By Jim Clark – Herald Net 03/14/2021 “… Instead of these families automatically sharing the total child support money from both parents in direct proportion to how much residential time the children spend at each parent’s home, judicial discretion now awards residential credit to only 7 percent of all families…” Read the entire article: https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-state-should-credit-both-parents-who-share-custody/

By Jeff Jenkins 03/08/2021 “…The Bill, HB 2363, says only a preponderance of the evidence of incompetence, neglect or abuse as defined in state code would change shared parenting. The determination would come in what’s described as “full adversarial judicial hearing. …” Read the entire article:  https://wvmetronews.com/2021/03/08/shared-custody-bill-passes-house-after-debate/