Sentences with phrase «of equal parenting»

Should these cases then have a presumption of equal parenting time when that is not the reality?

A legal presumption of equal parenting time effectively converts the current focus on the child's welfare to a best - interests - of - the - parents standard.

The poll recorded 35 per cent of respondents who strongly support the creation of a presumption of equal parenting in child custody cases in federal and provincial legislation.

Many children would not be the subject of parenting disputes if there was a presumption in favor of equal parenting.

The new laws start by establishing a legal «presumption» of equal parenting time in all cases.

Both bills would establish a presumption of equal parenting in every case.

A presumption in favor of equal parenting would resolve many stubborn (and profitable) parenting disputes, and would be a positive development for children generally.

It removes the principle of the interest of the child and creates a presumption of equal parenting and a heavier than necessary burden to make the interest of the child the priority again.

It instructs judges, when making a parenting order, to apply the principle of equal parenting unless if it is established that the best interests of the child would be substantially enhanced by allocating parental responsibility other than equally.

This private member's bill sought to amend the Divorce Act so that judges would be required to apply the principle of equal parenting unless it could be established that the best interests of the child would be substantially enhanced by allocating parental responsibility other than equally.

He is a founder of the «Canadian Journal of Family Law,» a highly respected legal author, and a strong advocate of equal parenting and procedural fairness.

I went to the first meeting and expected to be putting out chairs and instead I was asked to speak and so I spoke about the challenges of equal parenting and how hard it is for both sexes to feel like they've got a real choice in how they put all those different parts of their lives together.

Here is a pandemic for which a proven vaccine is sitting on the shelf: a legal presumption of equal parenting after parents separate.

Princewill, principal of A. Princewill Law Firm, welcomes the introduction of an equal parenting presumption.

Father gets overnights and a graduated increase to overnights and weekends to the goal of equal parenting time when Kindergarten starts.»

House representatives voted in favor of the Equal Parenting bill 71 - 21.

Despite that, no provinces or territories have a presumption in favour of equal parenting, although Colman believes there are pockets of the country where judges have a tendency to favour such arrangements.

I remember Kris Titus, who was the president of the Equal Parenting Council across Canada, an umbrella organization for 40 - some groups, telling me about when she and her ex, who were living in close communities, went to the judge the first time around to try to work out this kind of arrangement of approximately equal shared parenting.

Swiss & Le Bourdais (2009) reported between a 9 - 15 % prevalence rate of equal parenting time.

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.

In our survey, the respondents reported that an average of 46 % of their cases involve some form of equal parenting time («joint physical custody,» «shared custody,» or «shared residence,» in which the children spend at least 40 % of their time with each parent).

Dr. Edward Kruk, Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia and author of The Equal Parent Presumption, has over 20 years of experience in social work and is an advocate for equal shared parenting.

This initiated measure would amend section 14 -09-06.2 of the North Dakota Century Code to create a presumption that each parent is a fit parent and entitled to be awarded equal parental rights and responsibilities by a court unless there is clear and convincing evidence to the contrary; the measure would also provide a definition of equal parenting time.

This outcome was expected by advocates of equal parenting and runs counter to the scaremongering from opponents who falsely claim that equal shared parenting would produce great conflict among divorced parents and their children.

It instructs judges, when making a parenting order, to apply the principle of equal parenting unless it is established that the best interests of the child would be substantially enhanced by allocating parental responsibility other than equally.

Notably, while Canadians overwhelmingly support a presumption in favor of equal parenting — there is one group of Canadians that actively opposes it: family lawyers.

This bill instructs judges to apply the principle of equal parenting when making a parenting order.

SES Research / Nanos Research asked «Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose federal and provincial legislation to create a presumption of equal parenting in child custody cases.»

Nanos Research asked «Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or oppose federal and provincial legislation to create a presumption of equal parenting in child custody cases?»

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.

So, a legal presumption of equal parenting.

Dr. Stahl indicated the transition to a presumption of equal parenting time in some states was, in part, to benefit children by potentially decreasing parental conflict.

The title of the program was «Revisiting Shared Parental Access — Is a Presumption of Equal Parenting Time the Appropriate Template for Custody Determination?».

If our family laws were amended to include a presumption in favor of equal parenting, it would mean that when a couple separates, the default position would be that both parents would divide parenting time equally between the two of them.

To be clear, not all family lawyers are against a presumption in favor of equal parenting.

They know that a presumption in favor of equal parenting would drastically reduce the conflict between separating couples, the same way the Federal Child Support Guidelines have drastically reduced conflict with respect to child support.

Over two in three Canadians strongly support or somewhat support legislation to create a presumption of equal parenting in child custody cases — When asked their support for federal and provincial legislation to create a presumption of equal parenting in child custody cases, a majority of Canadians say they strongly support (35 %) or somewhat support (35 %) this, while nine per cent somewhat oppose and four per cent strongly oppose it.

The legal news outlet also cites a poll, commissioned by the Canadian Association for Equality, that found: 35 per cent of Canadians strongly support the creation of a presumption of equal parenting in child custody cases in federal and provincial legislation, 35 per cent somewhat support it, nine per cent somewhat oppose it and four per cent strongly oppose it.

While she supports a presumption of equal parenting, Princewill doesn't believe it should apply to children who are breastfeeding.

The legal news outlet also cites a poll, commissioned by the Canadian Association for Equality, that found that 35 per cent of Canadians strongly support the creation of a presumption of equal parenting in child custody cases in federal and provincial legislation, 35 per cent somewhat support it, nine per cent somewhat oppose it and four per cent strongly oppose it, according to the article.

The article reports that a new poll commissioned by the Canadian Association for Equality found that 70 per cent of Canadians support the creation of a presumption of equal parenting in child custody cases, while 13 per cent oppose it and 17 per cent are unsure.

It is important to clarify that the changes to the Children Act do not create a presumption of equal parenting.

The presumption of equal parenting would also be expected to reduce divorce rates.

While we agree with taking action to increase and encourage positive relationships with both parents, Voices for Children is concerned that the emphasis on or presumption of equal parenting time in LB 22 and LB 212 could have a number of unintended consequences:

The major amendment that needs to be made in this case is to withdraw the presumption of equal parenting.

The legislation instructs judges, when making a parenting order, to apply the principle of equal parenting unless it is established that the best interests of the child would be substantially enhanced by allocating parental responsibility other than equally.

And, there is strong support for reform of the parenting provisions of the Divorce Act to promote some form of shared parenting, but not establish a presumption of equal parenting time.

Other comments expressed concern that legislation imposing a presumption of equal parenting time would cause harm to children: