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Deciphering Divorce Terminology: Shared Parenting Zoom Talk with Attorney Darcy McCallister

by John Clapp | Mar 30, 2022 | Education

Shared Parenting Council of Connecticut presents a talk with attorney Darcy McCallister. In this video, Ms. McCallister discusses getting divorced in Connecticut and the different processes that people can take to get divorced. She indicates that the default legal...

Three Ways Child Support Tears Families Apart

by John Clapp | Feb 27, 2016 | Shared Parenting Tips

… instead of achieving its intended objective of ensuring adequate support for children. “The system creates debtors prisons because the payments are excessive for low income obligors and payments do not stop during unemployment. Excessive support orders...

Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) system needs reform

by John Clapp | Oct 2, 2015 | Best Interests of the Child

A war hero has been denied access to his child and charged high fees by a GAL who never met with the child. Here is the investigative report from WTNH, Channel 8 news. http://wtnh.com/2015/10/01/300-an-hour-family-court-investigators-draw-renewed-scrutiny/ Thank...

NPR: Child support is root of violent crime in Baltimore

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?’...

Why is only one parent presumed to be competent to make spending decisions on behalf of children?

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...
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