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Opinion: Family courts are failing minority children
Guest Writer 2/7/23 Guest Writer 2/7/23

Opinion: Family courts are failing minority children

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Former Peekskill Mayor To Chair NY Chapter Of Parenting Organization
Guest Writer 12/8/22 Guest Writer 12/8/22

Former Peekskill Mayor To Chair NY Chapter Of Parenting Organization

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How Illogical Child Support Rules Can Force Kids Into Poverty
Guest Writer 12/2/22 Guest Writer 12/2/22

How Illogical Child Support Rules Can Force Kids Into Poverty

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States Are Making Shared Custody the Default—Could This Be the Arrangement We've Been Waiting For?
Guest Writer 10/11/22 Guest Writer 10/11/22

States Are Making Shared Custody the Default—Could This Be the Arrangement We've Been Waiting For?

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DeSantis Vetoed Divorce Bill That Would Have Presumed 50-50 Time-Sharing Of Children
Lianna Mika 7/6/22 Lianna Mika 7/6/22

DeSantis Vetoed Divorce Bill That Would Have Presumed 50-50 Time-Sharing Of Children

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Shared parenting should get more attention by state legislature
Guest Writer 6/28/22 Guest Writer 6/28/22

Shared parenting should get more attention by state legislature

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HB 508 will protect children’s relationships with both loving parents
Don Hubin 6/1/22 Don Hubin 6/1/22

HB 508 will protect children’s relationships with both loving parents

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NATIONAL PARENTS ORGANIZATION PUSHING FOR CHANGE IN HOW MISSOURI HANDLES CHILD CUSTODY CASES
Lianna Mika 4/29/22 Lianna Mika 4/29/22

NATIONAL PARENTS ORGANIZATION PUSHING FOR CHANGE IN HOW MISSOURI HANDLES CHILD CUSTODY CASES

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Efforts are underway to change laws in Missouri custody cases
Guest Writer 4/29/22 Guest Writer 4/29/22

Efforts are underway to change laws in Missouri custody cases

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Kentucky to celebrate family law reforms by donning yellow during Shared Parenting Day April 26
Guest Writer 4/22/22 Guest Writer 4/22/22

Kentucky to celebrate family law reforms by donning yellow during Shared Parenting Day April 26

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Parents’ bill of rights in Kansas should include equal access to children for shared custody
Guest Writer 3/31/22 Guest Writer 3/31/22

Parents’ bill of rights in Kansas should include equal access to children for shared custody

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How a new bill in Kentucky erases the child support reforms that passed in 2021: Opinion
Guest Writer 3/25/22 Guest Writer 3/25/22

How a new bill in Kentucky erases the child support reforms that passed in 2021: Opinion

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Collaborative Family Law Promotes Shared Parenting Around the World
Guest Writer 2/22/22 Guest Writer 2/22/22

Collaborative Family Law Promotes Shared Parenting Around the World

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Divorced Dads Statistics that the System Helps Create
Guest Writer 2/16/22 Guest Writer 2/16/22

Divorced Dads Statistics that the System Helps Create

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Changes are coming to Kentucky's child support system. Here's how they help | Opinion
Guest Writer 2/9/22 Guest Writer 2/9/22

Changes are coming to Kentucky's child support system. Here's how they help | Opinion

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OPINION: Report shows Missouri's child support guidelines are lacking
Guest Writer 2/8/22 Guest Writer 2/8/22

OPINION: Report shows Missouri's child support guidelines are lacking

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In a custody battle, the children are always casualties
Lianna Mika 1/20/22 Lianna Mika 1/20/22

In a custody battle, the children are always casualties

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Who Gets the Child?
Guest Writer 1/18/22 Guest Writer 1/18/22

Who Gets the Child?

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Personal pain has inspired Houck to fight for laws that would favor shared parenting
Guest Writer 1/16/22 Guest Writer 1/16/22

Personal pain has inspired Houck to fight for laws that would favor shared parenting

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Ohio lawmakers push legislation for equal shared parenting
Guest Writer 1/11/22 Guest Writer 1/11/22

Ohio lawmakers push legislation for equal shared parenting

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Parental Abduction Survivor: From Victim To Advocate
Parental Abduction Survivor: From Victim To Advocate
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This Mom Is Working to Help Divorced Women Achieve Financial Independence
This Mom Is Working to Help Divorced Women Achieve Financial Independence
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Win Your Divorce By Staying Out Of Court
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“These Are the Best & Worst States for Shared Parenting, According to a New Report”
“These Are the Best & Worst States for Shared Parenting, According to a New Report”

Following divorce or separation, equal parenting is integral for kids' well-being. A new report from the National Parents Organization shows how states stack up when it comes to statutory provisions promoting shared parenting.

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“New York’s a disaster for shared parenting”
“New York’s a disaster for shared parenting”

National Parents Organization has just released its latest report card grading each state on its shared parenting statutes. New York and Rhode Island were the only states to get an F.

F is not for Family Friendly. F is for Failure.

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SHARED PARENTING NEWS

Shared Parenting News
NPO's Child Support Work is Producing Results
NPO's Child Support Work is Producing Results

Good news! Effective advocacy yields results.

National Parents Organization has been increasingly engaging in the hard work of reforming child support laws and policies to create more fairness in the program, to remove barriers to shared parenting, and ensure that both parents have the financial resources necessary to raise their children.

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Disarming a Manipulative Co-parent: Part 1 - The Reboot
Disarming a Manipulative Co-parent: Part 1 - The Reboot

Frequently, parents reach out to me because they feel they and their children are being manipulated by their co-parent. Such behavior can leave you feeling vulnerable, exhausted, and defeated.

If your co-parent is hellbent on derailing your well-intended co-parenting efforts, what do you do? Is there anything you can do?

As a parent, you have rights. If you long to reclaim your parental rights and put an end to co-parenting manipulation, read on. You can redirect this damaging behavior back to a place of respect and protect your rights and the rights of your child.

Before we get into dealing with your co

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News From Our Northern Neighbors: The Risks of Bill C-223: Why “Keeping The Children Safe Bill” May Do the Opposite
News From Our Northern Neighbors: The Risks of Bill C-223: Why “Keeping The Children Safe Bill” May Do the Opposite

Late last year, private member’s Bill C-223, the “Keeping The Children Safe Act,” was introduced in the Canadian Parliament. If passed, it would fundamentally reshape family law by rendering claims of parental alienation—the process where one parent manipulates a child to reject the other—inadmissible in family court. Furthermore, the Bill would prohibit court orders that reverse custody in response to extreme cases of alienation, ban reunification therapy intended to repair the child-parent bond, and remove the requirement for corroborative evidence when claiming intimate partner violence (IPV). Additionally, it would significantly reduce barriers for a custodial parent to relocate without the consent of the non-custodial parent.

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