Family Law Issues

Ohio House Bill 508: A Potentially Monumental Shift In Ohio Child Custody Law

By Janet Stewart Scalley – jdsupra, 02/24/2022 “…Although to date, HB 508 has not progressed beyond the initial stages of the legislative process, the bill has already seen some level of bipartisan support, thus signaling that a possible substantial change in Ohio child custody laws might be on the horizon…” Read the entire article: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ohio-house-bill-508-a-potentially-5157210/

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W. Va. Senate advances 50/50 child custody bill

By Lacie Pierson – The Logan Banner, 02/19/2022 “…The West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday advanced a bill that would require family court judges to order that children split their time equally between their separated parents in the event that a custody agreement doesn’t already exist…” Read the entire article: https://www.loganbanner.com/news/w-va-senate-advances-50-50-child-custody-bill/article_9f195118-f5f3-568a-a617-c631d7128eb5.html

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Treat families equally

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

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Personal pain has inspired Houck to fight for laws that would favor shared parenting

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

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Illinois needs a law on equal parenting time to protect the rights of fathers

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

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Utah bill would mandate course for divorcees who want to change parenting plan

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

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Who Gets the Child?

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

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