by John Clapp | May 9, 2012 | Shared Parenting Tips
Oregon recently passed a law making false allegations a class A crime — but the punishment is $750, and that requires proving “the intent to influence a custody, parenting time, visitation or child support decision (419B.016 Offense of false report of...
by John Clapp | Oct 5, 2011 | Shared Parenting Tips
Faith and divorce mediator Bruce Clements agreed that the focus of divorce should shift to the children. Judges and mediators should put this question front and center: “What do you want for your children?” They advocate collaborate divorce to prevent the...
by John Clapp | Sep 28, 2011 | Best Interests of the Child
Amy writes: “The assumption that the child belongs with the mother with paternal ‘visitation’ is an outmoded model, and I think the courts are moving slowly to recognize this. It is in the best interest of the child to spend as much time as possible...
by John Clapp | Jun 25, 2011 | Shared Parenting Tips
The respected Pew Research Center found that 69 percent of those questioned said they believe a child needs a father in the home to grow up happily. But 27% of dads surveyed live separately from their children, up from 11% in 1960. Here is a link to an article about...
by John Clapp | Dec 9, 2010 | Shared Parenting Tips
The Shared Parenting Council of Connecticut was hosted by Fr. Russ on his TV show, Thursday December 9, 2010. Please comment here.