by John Clapp | Jan 18, 2018 | Best Interests of the Child
Legislative Office Building – Room 1C 300 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Friday, January 26, 2018, 2pm 2:00 – 2:30 Introduction: Speaker: John Clapp Need to review and update information outlined in 2014 paper titled “Closing the Gap: Research, Policy,...
by John Clapp | Nov 18, 2017 | Best Interests of the Child, Shared Parenting Tips
A three-day Task Force meeting of “family law experts” (i.e., legal experts, mental health practitioners, conflict resolution practitioners, educators, judges, court services administrators, and researchers) reached strong consensus on Shared Parenting....
by John Clapp | Jun 15, 2017 | Shared Parenting Tips
A renowned Cambridge University Professor, Dr. Michael Lamb, says that young children benefit by forming attachment to both parents, and other caring involved adults as well. Speaking at the International Conference on Shared Parenting 2017 in Boston Prof. Lamb said...
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...
