by John Clapp | Apr 13, 2017 | Best Interests of the Child, Shared Parenting Tips
This is an important conference, with a stellar international group of researchers on shared parenting. With this conference, shared parenting has gone mainstream, much as the civil rights and gay marriage movements did in another time. Shared Parenting Research: A...
by John Clapp | Feb 17, 2017 | Best Interests of the Child
Please join shared parenting supporters in our effort to pass legislation reforming the family courts. Where: the Lobby of the LOB, Hartford Connecticut When: 4:30pm, Wednesday February 22, 2017 Who: Rep Minnie Gonzalez and the Black and Puerto Rican...
by John Clapp | Feb 16, 2017 | Best Interests of the Child
The Connecticut Judiciary Committee is considering a bill establishing the presumption of shared parenting. The bill will encourage parents to stay focused on their children in custody disputes. Children can maintain good relationships with both parents if the courts...
by John Clapp | Nov 20, 2016 | Best Interests of the Child
The following excerpts are from Vicki Turetsky, Federal Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement: “Most child support debt is owed by parents who do not have sufficient income to fully pay their child support orders. Most debt is held by parents with less...
by John Clapp | Oct 4, 2016 | Best Interests of the Child
“There is no such term as “custody” in the Florida Statutes nor is there a primary or secondary residential parent designation in the Florida Statutes. In Florida, both parents have “time-sharing” with their children. The court will order a time-sharing schedule that...
by John Clapp | Aug 19, 2016 | Best Interests of the Child
A shared parenting bill passed the MA house in July 2016, but failed in the Senate. The key sentence supporting shared parenting: “The general court finds that every child in the commonwealth has the right to a safe, healthy and meaningful relationship with both...
