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Hear Legislators Speak about Shared Parenting, Fri. Jan 24, Hartford, CT

by John Clapp | Jan 1, 2020 | Best Interests of the Child, Shared Parenting Tips, Your Divorce Advisor

A symposium entitled Reducing Parental Conflict and Risk of Harm to Children will take place at the CT Legislative Office building on Friday January 24, 1-4pm, room 1C.  Please pass this information to others interested in shared parenting. Our two keynote speakers,...

CT judge rules for more time with the non-residential parent

by John Clapp | Sep 9, 2019 | Best Interests of the Child, Shared Parenting Tips

In a recent Connecticut case, the judge ruled for extra father time based on the 16 factors defining best interests of the child. Importantly, the judge ruled that a major change in circumstances is NOT required in order to change parenting time. The judges decision...

Do you Agree with Kansas Shared Parenting Bill?

by John Clapp | Apr 13, 2019 | Shared Parenting Tips

A bill before the Kansas legislature in 2019 says, in part: (c) (1) If there is presentation of documentation or other information by a parent that would support a finding of good cause that domestic abuse has occurred or is occurring, there shall be a presumption...

Which is the better shared parenting law?

by John Clapp | Sep 2, 2018 | Best Interests of the Child, Shared Parenting Tips

In 2018, Virginia passed a law requiring judges to consider shared parenting on a basis equal to sole or primary custody. This promises to change the current practice of awarding sole or primary custody in 85% of cases. Do you support that shared parenting should be...

Parallel parenting can work in high conflict custody cases

by John Clapp | Feb 4, 2018 | Shared Parenting Tips

A distinguished task force of judges, lawyers, and family court professionals did a great job of defining shared parenting to include parallel parenting. “even in circumstances where shared parenting may appear difficult, depending on the child’s age, maturity, and...

Family Court Professionals Endorse Shared Parenting

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....
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