by John Clapp | Mar 27, 2014 | Shared Parenting Tips
When: Monday March 31, preferably near 8am, but any time after that is OK. Between 8am and 10am you sign up for a lottery number. After that you sign at the bottom of the list of speakers. Expect to compete with many people testifying. Where: Legislative Office...
by John Clapp | Jan 9, 2014 | Shared Parenting Tips
Over 50 people attended a hearing of Connecticut’s Custody Task Force at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Thursday, January 9, 2014. Almost all spoke in favor of the presumption of shared parenting as a starting point. If shared parenting were...
by John Clapp | Sep 4, 2013 | Shared Parenting Tips
Hearings on 9/17 and 9/24. See below for details. Suggested testimony: child support guidelines should recognize shared parenting • Tell your own story, or the story of those you know, about a noncustodial (also known as “nonresidential” or not “primary residence”)...
by John Clapp | Aug 7, 2013 | Shared Parenting Tips
Connecticut’s Child Support Guidelines need to empower both parents to maintain households and pay for expenses associated with child rearing. The term “empower” is important, since they benefit from seeing parents who have responsibility and the means to...
by John Clapp | Apr 14, 2013 | Best Interests of the Child
Testimony before the Judiciary Committee on Friday, April 5, 2013, revealed major flaws in Connecticut’s Guardian ad litem system. GALs are supposed to interpret the “best interest of the child” in contested custody cases. Often, judges lean heavily on...
