Texas has Killed 7 Equal Parenting Bills Over the Last Twelve Years! Two of Texas’ current equal parenting bills have made it further than it’s predecessor two sessions ago. But other equal parenting bills have made it as far as these two and have still died. Even when bills get scheduled to be heard on… Continue reading Texas Has Had 10 Proposed Equal Parenting Bills Over 12 Years – You Will be Surprised What was in Those Bills and What Legislators Have Been There the Entire Time
Category: Equal Parenting Bills
Texas has an Equal Parenting Proposed Bill HB 2157
The first equal parenting bill of the Texas 86th legislative session just made it onto the books. Rep. Mayes Middleton, a newly elected Texas State Representative has thrown his hat into the ring. Last time a legislator proposed an equal parenting bill in Texas was Gilbert Pena, then also a freshman legislator, who did not… Continue reading Texas has an Equal Parenting Proposed Bill HB 2157
Legislators from Several States Speaking at History Making AFESP Capitols for Kids Equal Parenting Legislation Conference
Parents Fed Up with the Family Courts Stripping Their Children from Them in Divorce are Joining Forces and Meeting in Washington D.C. with prominent speakers from over 20 states in the U.S. Parents after going through a protracted divorce child custody battle are coming together in Washington D.C. on May 20, 2018 to join their… Continue reading Legislators from Several States Speaking at History Making AFESP Capitols for Kids Equal Parenting Legislation Conference
What are the legal rights of separated parents in Kentucky?
Kentucky passed a new child custody law FOR EQUAL PARENTING. Separating parents will get joint custody and equal parenting of their children as a default under a new bill, HB 528, signed into law by Gov. Matt Bevin last week, on April 26, 2018. According to 89.3 WFPL the new law, “goes into effect in July,… Continue reading What are the legal rights of separated parents in Kentucky?
Ohio Court passes Equal Parenting as the Standard Parenting Plan Order in Tuscarawas County!
Finally a court that is going to default to an EQUAL Standard Parenting Order when the parents cannot agree! And NO primary residential parent! Each parent is primary during the time they have possession of the child. The courts have agreed to equal for 3-13 year olds. How will this plan work if the parents live… Continue reading Ohio Court passes Equal Parenting as the Standard Parenting Plan Order in Tuscarawas County!
Illinois Proposed Equal Parenting Bill 4113
All over the U.S. fathers and mothers have come together to push equal parenting bills in an effort to get the courts out of their lives and to stop the courts from interfering in their children’s lives. Jesse West, Sr, Founder of “Dads Can Too,” and Ryan Allison, Member of Illinois Fathers for Equality, have come… Continue reading Illinois Proposed Equal Parenting Bill 4113
Two Bills with Death Threats – Equal Parenting Bill and Abortion Bill – Guess Which One is Still Moving Forward?
Texas Representative Tony Tinderholt, is sponsoring a controversial pro-life bill 948 with real death threats. And even though he and his wife and baby have to have police protection! The Blaze and the Dallas Morning News reports that “In spite of the threats, Tinderholt intends to continue fighting for his bill.” So questions have been stirring about… Continue reading Two Bills with Death Threats – Equal Parenting Bill and Abortion Bill – Guess Which One is Still Moving Forward?
State Bar lobbyists Oppose 50/50 Bill in Texas – Watch Testimony Here
TFLF (Texas Family Law Foundation) continues to make arguments against equal parenting bills in Texas. This year it’s HB 453 and last year it was HB 2363, even though the current laws have been shown to hurt children and parents. Representative White asks The Family Law Foundation President JoAl Cannon Sheridan questions about the equal… Continue reading State Bar lobbyists Oppose 50/50 Bill in Texas – Watch Testimony Here
Please Read My Letter – A Parent’s Plea to NPR
I was very moved today to write about the pathology of the Family Court to Representative Urban of Stonington, CT after hearing her speak on NPR’s “Where We Live” and share the trauma that this inflicts on children in Connecticut: (The following is what I posted on Facebook. Go to the end of this article and… Continue reading Please Read My Letter – A Parent’s Plea to NPR
Texas State Bar Lobbying Arm Caught Misleading Legislators
The Texas Family Law Foundation (TFLF), a lobbying arm of the Texas State Bar, made a recent attack on parental rights bill, HB 453 in Texas; a Bill that puts an equal parenting time option into the family code. TFLF circulated a flyer to the members of the 85th legislature warning that if the legislators passed… Continue reading Texas State Bar Lobbying Arm Caught Misleading Legislators