Multi-State Fathers' Rights & Divorce Law Blog

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Friday, January 2, 2015. Sometimes life throws you a curveball, and it won’t relent or “take it easy on you” even if you’re already dealing with something major such as a current or recently completed divorce. A new job in a new state may open up. A family member may pass away. You may suffer a medical emergency. You could be laid off from your job, or the company you work for may reduce your salary due to a poor year for the company. All of these major life events are obviously

Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Monday, December 8, 2014. Last week, we began a discussion about a state-by-state ranking of child custody laws. When the National Parents Organization assigned letter grades to each state, it specifically measured each state’s child custody laws by how well they promote the outcome of shared custody. Keeping both parents involved in their children’s lives and promoting “shared parenting” is the stated goal of the NPO. No state received an A grade, and two were bad enough to be given an F. Missouri and Illinois each received a C+ grade. We wrote about how the NPO

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. Last month, we wrote about an emerging trend in family law wherein shared child custody is the presumed starting point of custody negotiations. Research in recent years has confirmed the benefits of keeping both parents involved in their children’s lives after divorce, when possible. Fathers’ rights groups have also been pushing for changes to child custody laws and practices in an attempt to give fathers equal consideration. Recently, a non-profit advocacy group called the National Parents Organization examined child custody laws in all 50 states and assigned a letter grade to each