In cases where the parents
share equal parenting time, the courts may determine that neither parent shall be required to pay child support to the other parent.
Though
more equal parenting time is common, the primary sharing referred to in shared parenting arrangements is the right to share equally in decisions regarding the child.
Yet mothers still feel that if fathers
get equal parenting time there's some kind of deficit, some kind of deficiency in them.
This may or may not
mean equal parenting time, or that the child spends roughly the same amount of time in the homes of both parents.
, fathers who
want equal parenting time, it has become easier to share that information with referral sources who in turn are able to give me better quality referrals.
If the parents can't agree on a parenting plan, the judge has no option but to
order equal parenting time, regardless of the logistics.
Joint custody is like shared custody but with
near equal parenting time for both parents and with each parent having equal responsibility for all decisions concerning their children.
Yet,
if equal parenting time becomes the law, these are the exact people who will likely need to challenge the law the most.
In cases where the parents
share equal parenting time, the courts may determine that neither parent shall be required to pay child support to the other parent.
Some shared parenting plans allow
for equal parenting time, while other plans give one parent alternating weekends or one to two evenings during the week.
The «untruths» were told a few days before going to court with the obvious intent to to thwart the dad's efforts in
seeking equal parenting time.
Renowned psychologist, Dr. Phillip Stahl, spoke at the 2015 American Bar Association Spring Family Law Conference on the subject of whether a presumption of
equal parenting time makes sense.
Measure 6 in North Dakota recently attempted to pass the presumption that both parents are fit and entitled to
equal parenting time unless proven unfit.
Father gets overnights and a graduated increase to overnights and weekends to the goal of
equal parenting time when Kindergarten starts.»
LANDMARK laws that
promote equal parenting time for separated couples are emotionally damaging children, according to lawyers and psychologists.
For instance, the children may reside with their mother for one full week, and their father the next full week, or they may split the week to provide both parents with
relatively equal parenting time.
That's the argument that has driven the Father's Rights movement and organizations like the National Parents Organization that are aligned with that movement to draft legislation that would establish a legal presumption that both parents should have
precisely equal parenting time.
The proposed shared parenting laws would require judges to presume that every parent should have
exactly equal parenting time, regardless of the facts and circumstances of their case.
This also reflects the changes in parenting that the last decades have seen, with more
equal parenting time favored and 50/50 custody often being the norm.
The CBA objects to the proposed legislation, which
says equal parenting time and responsibility must be ordered in every case.
Childrensrightscouncil Illinois In fact, according to university researcher Dr. Emily Douglas, in «Mending Broken Families: social policies for divorced families», the overwhelming majority of divorcing fathers have wanted at
least equal parenting time with their children, or sole custody — and this has been consistent since the first surveys were undertaken in the early 1960s.
The lawyers and judges surveyed also reported a substantial increase in the use of
equal parenting time over the past five years: 31 % of participants reported a substantial increase in such arrangements; 53 % reported somewhat of an increase; 16 % reported no change; and less than 1 % reported a decrease in such arrangements.
The children are often the ones who suffer the most in these types of conflicts, and in order to provide a better environment for children following divorce, the Michigan House of Representatives is currently considering legislation which would
give equal parenting time to divorced parents.