Family Law Issues

By AL, 05/02/2023 “…A vote on an Alabama parental rights bill was postponed after a lengthy debate on the House floor Tuesday, where lawmakers called the legislation “confusing” and accused its author of personal motives…” Read the entire article: https://www.al.com/educationlab/2023/05/alabama-parental-rights-bill-stalls-as-critics-point-to-possible-impact-on-child-custody.html

By EIN News, 03/01/2023 “…This arrangement is becoming increasingly popular and offers a number of benefits for both the children and the parents involved. For the children, it allows them to develop strong relationships with both parents while also providing a sense of stability and security…” Read the entire article: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/619714435/failed-georgia-bill-could-still-impact-child-custody-issues-according-to-atlanta-family-law-attorney-regina-edwards

By JDSupra, 02/02/2023 “…The Washington State legislature defines a “Parenting Plan” as “a plan for parenting the child, including allocation of parenting functions, which plan is incorporated in any final decree or decree of modification in an action for dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership, declaration of invalidity, or legal separation.”…” Read the entire article: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/washington-divorce-what-you-need-to-5716589/

By Times of Malta, 01/31/2023 “…Children from separated households benefit from shared parenting, members of the judiciary and the legal profession have been told during training on positive parenting strategies…” Read the entire article: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/shared-parenting-best-solution-separated-families-judiciary-lawyers.1010709

By New York Daily News, 12/26/2022 “…The bill fixes a law that dates back to the time when children of unmarried parents were considered “illegitimate” and makes unmarried fathers’ parental rights categorically contingent on providing financial support, ignoring the many other important ways fathers support their children…” Read the entire article: https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-parental-equity-act-20221226-3als5uf25ra3beowp4djjgw6ym-story.html

By Psychology Today, 09/30/2022 “…Parental alienation is when one parent manipulates a child in order to poison their relationship with the other parent. The resulting alienation between the child and the “target parent,” however, often leads to estrangement from grandparents on the alientated side as well…” Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/head-games/202209/4-key-ways-estrangement-hurts-grandparents  

By Oregon Live, 09/20/2022 “…The Idaho Supreme Court has overturned a law allowing grandparents to seek visitation rights after finding that it unconstitutionally violates the “fundamental right to parent.”…” Read the entire article: https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2022/09/idaho-court-says-grandparents-dont-have-right-to-seek-visitation-when-parents-cut-off-contact.html

By Scottish Legal, 07/25/2022 “…Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, issued a blunt reminder to parents that courts are not the best place to resolve such problems, which are at the root of many disagreements about how to share parenting of children after divorce or separation…” Read the entire article: https://www.scottishlegal.com/articles/sir-andrew-mcfarlane-court-isnt-the-right-place-to-resolve-most-parenting-disputes

By ASU News, 07/18/2022 “…A new study from the Arizona State University Department of Psychology has shown that an online parenting skills program for divorcing or separating parents reduces interparental conflict, improves quality of parenting and decreases children’s anxiety and depression symptoms…” Read the entire article: https://news.asu.edu/20220718-online-parenting-skills-program-shields-children-adverse-effects-divorce  

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