Multi-State Fathers' Rights & Divorce Law Blog

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

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Wednesday, November 26, 2014. You likely need no reminder that Thanksgiving is this week. The holiday season that starts with Thanksgiving is supposed to be a happy time, and for the most part, it is. But there is also a lot of expectation and hype surrounding the holidays that can add layers of stress and disappointment. If you have gone through a divorce, remarriage, separation or other family change in recent years, Thanksgiving can be a painful reminder of the way things used to be. You may be especially worried about disappointing your