News Articles - Child Custody
Missouri Bill Prioritizing Grandparents In Child Custody Decisions Heads To Senate
By Missouri.net, 04/10/26 “Legislation that would give grandparents priority in certain child placement decisions is moving forward after receiving unanimous support in the Missouri House. …” Read the entire article: https://www.missourinet.com/2026/04/10/missouri-bill-prioritizing-grandparents-in-child-custody-decisions-heads-to-senate/
Bill could make 50-50 joint custody standard in divorces
By Sophia Paffenroth Mississippi Today, 03/26/26 “…Rep. Shane Aguirre, a Republican from Tupelo and author of the bill, told Mississippi Today he thinks Mississippi fathers have the odds stacked against them. He proposed legislation to make the system more fair, and because he believes children benefit from having a mother and father present when possible.
Denied the right to wish my lovely daughter a happy birthday
By Conservativewoman.co.UK, 03/02/26 “…In practice, fathers are the primary targets of parental alienation (around 75 per cent of cases), in part because the resident parent – almost always the mother under current custody norms – holds the practical power to limit or sabotage contact. …” Read the entire article: https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/denied-the-right-to-wish-my-lovely-daughter-a-ha
When it comes to child custody, is the system failing families?
By The Guardian, 01/23/2026 “…There is a viable alternative to the dominant litigation model for couples in conflict: a legal presumption of equal parenting, rebuttable in family violence cases, a model that reduces the harms of adversarial resolution. Shared parenting maintains children’s relationships with each parent and their extended family, reduces inter-parental conflict, and prevents
Ridgefield woman accused of poisoning, paternity fraud allowed virtual contact with kids
By News Times, 02/06/2026 “…She was charged that day with evidence-tampering and three counts of perjury, stemming from an investigation into alleged deceitful activity during a custody battle. A warrant said Hogan allegedly used her sister’s children to falsify the results of a court-ordered DNA test to determine a man’s paternity of two of her