by John Clapp | Apr 29, 2017 | Best Interests of the Child, Shared Parenting Tips
The National Parents Organization (NPO.org) is sponsoring a group of experts on shared parenting. Some highlights from the NPO website, http://npo-icsp2017.org/ : Research suggests that fully half of troubled children and adolescents derive from conflicted, separated...
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 | Jan 9, 2014 | Shared Parenting Tips
Over 50 people attended a hearing of Connecticut’s Custody Task Force at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Thursday, January 9, 2014. Almost all spoke in favor of the presumption of shared parenting as a starting point. If shared parenting were...
by John Clapp | Oct 9, 2012 | Best Interests of the Child
We want to sponsor legislation in January 2013 for the presumption of equal parenting time and to penalize alienating behavior. If you support this idea, leave a comment by clicking on this post.
by John Clapp | May 28, 2012 | Shared Parenting Tips
A path breaking shared parenting bill was recently passed by the Minnesota legislature. Two new requirements: 1) The bill (HF 322) requires a minimum of 35% of the parenting time for each parent; 2) the 35% minimum takes effect immediately, even for temporary custody...