by John Clapp | Mar 14, 2015 | Best Interests of the Child, Shared Parenting Tips
The SPC advocates amendments to Connecticut’s HB 5505 to reduce conflict by giving each parent an incentive to support the other parents. This implements CT’s 2005 law – other states (MA, MD and others) are implementing shared parenting. Here are the...
by John Clapp | Feb 2, 2015 | Best Interests of the Child
Because of the snow storm on January 27, the Legislative Regulation Review Committee will now meet on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. The time and location remain the same: 10:00 AM in Room 1E of the Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT. Be there...
by John Clapp | Jan 20, 2015 | Best Interests of the Child
On January 27, 2015 the Legislative Regulation Review Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly meets to consider the child support recommendations submitted by the Commission on Child Support Guidelines. We call on the Committee to reject the Commission’s...
by John Clapp | Jan 11, 2015 | Best Interests of the Child
We have an important opportunity to remove the financial incentive behind being awarded child support: “cash for kids” as Divorce Corp puts it. Help us try to change the Title IV-D Federal Regulations that are up for review. The above clip explains why we need for...
by John Clapp | Sep 21, 2014 | Best Interests of the Child
Connecticut’s Commission for Child Support Guidelines has been meeting for over four years without seriously considering this issue or even proposing any revision to the Guidelines. They have ignored substantial evidence showing that Guidelines should be revised to...
by John Clapp | Jul 13, 2014 | Best Interests of the Child
On Friday, June 27, 2014, Connecticut’s Department of Social Services (DSS) sponsored a one-day conference. This conference focused on the relationship between child support and effective parenting. It emphasized the importance of co-parenting and of father...
