Dr. Amy J. L. Baker discusses her novel about parental alienation syndrome, “The Misery Checklist,” as well as the latest developments in the field of PAS.
Month: July 2015
Shared-Parenting Legislation
Cordell & Cordell family law attorney Kelly Burris explains the 50/50 child custody bill that is currently making its way through the Texas legislature.
Divorced parents support bills to change child custody standard
People who feel they have been treated unfairly by Maine’s family court system Tuesday urged the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee to change how judges decide custody issues. Two bills — LD 346 and LD 642 — would require judges to consider…
Bill would give parents going through divorce equal time with their kids
Parents going through a divorce could soon see equal time with their kids. If passed, the 50/50 parenting bill (Colorado Senate Bill 15-129), would recognize parental rights as fundamental rights, putting parents in divorce court on equal ground. “We’re looking…
Leading Women for Shared Parenting
A new group is emerging that may finally change the way Family Courts treat mothers and fathers. Currently, the default in most states is to award the lion’s share of the time with the children to mothers, and require the…
Shared-Parenting Movement Gaining Momentum in 2015
Through the first half of 2015, there has been a strong push across the country to implement more balanced child custody laws that would lead to more equal parenting time following divorce. Nearly 20 states are currently considering measures that…
FIRE and SPLC File ‘Amici’ Brief for Kansas Student Expelled for Tweets
Last Monday, FIRE and the Student Press Law Center (SPLC) jointly applied for permission to file an amici curiae (friends-of-the-court) brief with the Kansas Court of Appeals in Yeasin v. University of Kansas. The brief argues that public universities cannot…
Ruling in favor of UC student accused of sex assault could ripple across U.S.
It began as a typical college hookup: two students at UC San Diego met at a party last year, began drinking and ended up in bed. The encounter snowballed into a sexual assault complaint, university investigation and a finding that…
