This article gives us the results of a study of shared parenting in Germany (Shared Parenting, 1/24/13). It’s hard to tell just when the study was done, but it’s comprehensive and unsurprisingly shows that what’s been proven in … Read the rest
Archive for the ‘Family Law/Divorce/Separation/Child Custody’ Category
German Study Shows Shared Parenting Best for Kids
Sunday, April 28th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.New York Court: Custodial Dad Doesn’t Have to Pay Child Support Despite Disparity in Incomes
Friday, April 26th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.A New York appellate court has ruled that child support is to be paid only by non-custodial parents regardless of any disparity in the incomes of two divorced parents. Read about it here (ThomsonReuters, 4/18/13).
Anthony Della … Read the rest
California Court Takes Child From Fit Father Despite Child’s Best Interests
Thursday, April 25th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.A California appellate court has found a way to avoid giving custody to yet another fit, loving father. Here’s an article about the case (Bakersfield Californian, 4/20/13) and here’s the court’s ruling.
In truth, it’s not the court’s … Read the rest
Expert: British Government’s Family Law Proposal Doesn’t ‘Remotely Encourage Equal Time’
Friday, April 19th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.This provides yet another example of why people should read this blog, and not the mainstream press, for information on everything related to family courts, child custody, the science on child well-being, etc. The linked-to piece is by Professor … Read the rest
Shared Parenting Issue Comes to Canadian TV
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Here’s an important alert from our good friends in the Shared Parenting movement to the north. Paulette Macdonald, et al, have been battling for equal parental rights in Canada for many years. This message lets people know about a … Read the rest
UK: More Married Men DV Victims Than Married Women
Monday, April 15th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.More married men (2.3 per cent) suffered from partner abuse last year than married women, according to the latest British Crime Survey. Yet help is still much harder to find for men.
See here (The Independent, 4/14/13)? … Read the rest
Florida Moves Toward Reform of Alimony Law
Thursday, April 11th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The State of Florida may be poised to take sensible action on its long-outdated alimony laws. Read about it here (San Francisco Chronicle, 4/4/13).
A bill recently passed the Florida Senate by a vote of 29 – … Read the rest
Media Still Ignorant About Kelly Rutherford/Daniel Giersch Case
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.It’s beginning to look like the news media just can’t wrap their little minds around the idea that a mother, particularly a pretty blond one, can be an awful parent. We’ve been following the saga of marginal TV actress … Read the rest
Shared Parenting Bill Before Vermont Legislature
Friday, April 5th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Things are heating up in Vermont. The Green Mountain State is one of only a few that require family judges to give sole parenting to one parent unless both parents agree to a different arrangement. That of course gives … Read the rest
Does Harsh Child Support Enforcement Work?
Thursday, April 4th, 2013 by Ned Holstein, MD, MS, Founder and Chairman of the Board
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Ned Holstein, MD, MS
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(Third in a Series on Child Support)
The United States has spent large amounts of money and employed draconian tactics to collect child support for almost 25 years. Have … Read the rest
