by John Clapp | Nov 17, 2015 | Best Interests of the Child
There is new evidence of the damage caused by unrealistic child support orders. A Washington Post article on Nov 15, 2015 says: “Of the 2.2 million people incarcerated in the United States, about half are parents, and at least 1 in 5 has a child support obligation....
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...
by John Clapp | Aug 8, 2015 | Shared Parenting Tips
Audie Cornish used the term “deadbeat dads” three times in a recent article. She is right that excessive child support is at the root of a lot of crime and illegal street trafficking, but she hasn’t done good research on excessive child support...
by John Clapp | Aug 8, 2015 | Best Interests of the Child
Leana Wen, the dynamic health commissioner of Baltimore says about “Safe Streets”, a group working to end street violence in Baltimore: “Initially when I was meeting with Safe Streets, I said, ‘What is the one type of support we can help you with?’...
by John Clapp | Jun 1, 2015 | Best Interests of the Child, Shared Parenting Tips
The Economist, a highly respected weekly news magazine reports that “Chaildren whose fathers take even short spells of paternity leave do better (May 16th, 2015, p 54).” The Economist article covers parental leave policies – and the trend towards parental leave for...
