Just when you thought it was safe to come out from under the bed, comes this (Omaha World Herald, 5/9/13) and this (Omaha World Herald, 5/19/13). Put simply, all those who make money off divorce … Read the rest
Archive for the ‘Shared Parenting’ Category
Nebraska Judiciary Unethically Lobbied Against Shared Parenting
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The Fix is In: Nebraska Parenting Act Panel Acts in Secret, Violates State Law
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Not long ago I ran a couple of pieces about the demise of LB 22, the bill before the Nebraska legislature that would have established a presumption of shared parenting. The president of the Nebraska State Bar Association, Marsha … Read the rest
Dr. Les Veskrna Responds to Nebraska Bar President’s Opposition to Shared Parenting Bill
Sunday, May 19th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The president of the Nebraska State Bar Association, Marsha Fangmeyer, responded to Dr. Les Veskrna’s op-ed in support of LB 22, a bill that would promote shared parenting in the state. Fangmeyer’s piece was at best an inaccurate representation … Read the rest
President of Nebraska Bar Misrepresents Shared Parenting Bill, Bar’s Opposition to It
Thursday, May 16th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.It looks like the Nebraska State Bar Association is in full damage-control mode. They’ll have to do better than this shoddy piece of agitprop (Journal Star, 5/11/13).
Not long ago, Dr. Les Veskrna, head of the Nebraska … Read the rest
‘Shared Parenting – Good for Kids, Bad for Lawyers’
Friday, May 10th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.There was another equal parenting bill before a state legislature this year. It met the fate most of them do; it didn’t make it out of committee. The legislature’s Judiciary Committee deadlocked 4 - 4 on the bill, so it died … Read the rest
German Study Shows Shared Parenting Best for Kids
Sunday, April 28th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.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
Tell Florida Gov. Rick Scott to Sign Shared Parenting Bill Today!
Thursday, April 25th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Our friends in Minnesota are following the progress of the alimony/shared parenting bill in Florida. They send us the message below. The bill would enact sane reforms to Florida alimony law and, more importantly, make equal parenting the presumption … Read the rest
Florida House Bill 231 Establishes Presumption of Equally-Shared Parenting
Sunday, April 21st, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Not long ago I did a piece on House Bill 231 in Florida that just passed the House of Representatives by a landslide vote of 85 – 31. If enacted into law, it would drastically alter alimony in the … 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
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
