by John Clapp | Jan 24, 2019 | Best Interests of the Child
This is a major opportunity to influence Family Court reform Legislative Office Building, LOB, Room 2C, 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT Tuesday, February 5, 2019 | 10:00AM – 12:00 Noon: Presentation by Experts 12:00 Noon – 1:00PM | Questions & Answers...
by John Clapp | Jun 8, 2017 | Best Interests of the Child
What is the “Tender Years Doctrine?” This is the belief that very young children – infants, toddlers, and children up to four years of age – should spend all their overnights in one location. It has been used to justify many court orders denying or restricting access...
by John Clapp | Apr 29, 2017 | Best Interests of the Child, Shared Parenting Tips
The National Parents Organization (NPO.org) is sponsoring a group of experts on shared parenting. Some highlights from the NPO website, http://npo-icsp2017.org/ : Research suggests that fully half of troubled children and adolescents derive from conflicted, separated...
by John Clapp | Jan 9, 2016 | Best Interests of the Child, Shared Parenting Tips
Connecticut’s Judicial Branch is seeking written public comment on its draft report to Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers. Written comments will be accepted on or before Tuesday, January 12, 2016. The comments may be e-mailed to external.affairs@jud.ct.gov or mailed...
by John Clapp | Oct 6, 2015 | Best Interests of the Child
A Hartford Courant article (October 6, 2015, p A1) quotes a parent as saying that this “is the worst possible experience a father and mother could have. Your children are alive, you know where they are, but you can’t see them.” This describes very...