Sir Bob Geldof Stands Up for Equally Shared Parenting
June 10th, 2010 by Robert Franklin, Esq.
Here’s an excellent and moving video done by Bob Geldof (make that Sir Bob Geldof) about the need for equally shared parenting (BBC, 6/7/10). It’s good to hear someone who’s as passionate and articulate about the matter as Geldof is. He’s angry but calm. To various government ministers he puts simple questions like “what’s the problem?” with presuming equal parenting time post-divorce where possible?
The non-answers he gets are classic bits of bureaucratese. The whole point, for these people is to dodge the question, pretend [ ... ]
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Jun 2010
Jun 2010
Sir Bob Geldof Stands Up for Equally Shared Parenting
June 10th, 2010 by Robert Franklin, Esq.
Here’s an excellent and moving video done by Bob Geldof (make that Sir Bob Geldof) about the need for equally shared parenting (BBC, 6/7/10). It’s good to hear someone who’s as passionate and articulate about the matter as Geldof is. He’s angry but calm. To various government ministers he puts simple questions like “what’s the problem?” with presuming equal parenting time post-divorce where possible?
The non-answers he gets are classic bits of bureaucratese. The whole point, for these people is to dodge the question, pretend [ ... ]
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Mar 2009
Mar 2009
There is a petition for child support reform available and it needs and deserves public recognition. If you would like to sign the petition or know of someone who would be interested, please visit www.PetitionChildSupportReform.com.
If we do not fight for change, no one else will do it for us.
On a side note, it is worth mentioning that with the nations recession at the moment and an increase in layoffs, we are about to have a nation full of “deadbeat dads” (definition of deadbeat dad is someone who willingly fails to pay child support). Child support modifications are tedious, [ ... ]
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Dec 2008
Dec 2008
I had promised myself to try and not write about this issue but I just feel compelled to do so at this moment. This is an issue that I hold close to my heart for more than one reason. First, I have never seen such a faulty legal system as the one found in America when it comes to child custody, support, and visitation. Second, I have never seen a more unequal law system either. For example, 84% of mothers are awarded sole custody (being the only one; only: the sole living relative) in a custody dispute (US Census [ ... ]
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