Determining custody arrangements after divorce can be one of the most important decisions made about a child. Arizona’s child custody law is the first of its kind in the United States to abolish the traditional idea of “visitation” and replace it with a presumption of equal parenting time. Research from Arizona State University scientists, in particular developmental psychologist William Fabricius, informed the law. Now other…
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Edward Kruk Ph.D. Co-Parenting After Divorce Parenting Sixteen Arguments in Support of Co-Parenting What the Latest Research is Saying about the Best Interests of Children Posted Apr 16, 2012 THE BASICS How Parenting Affects a Child’s Development Find a family counsellor near me I have long maintained that a more child-focused approach to resolving parenting disputes after separation and divorce is needed to reduce harm to children and…
Joint Physical Custody and Communication with Parents : A Cross-National Study of Children in 36 Western Countries Thoroddur Bjarnason Arsaell M. Arnarsson University of Akureyri Iceland An increasing number of divorced parents in Western countries have joint physical custody of their children. A comparative study of children in 36 European, Mediterranean, and North American countries found that 0–4% spend about half their…
On 31.7.2020, the article 1519 was added to the Greek Civil Code, according to which “Change of the residence place of the child, which substantially affects the contact right of the parent with whom the child does not reside, requires prior parental agreement or prior final court decision at the request of either parent”. The reason for this regulation is to stop the relocation…
Separating Former Marital Disputes from Ongoing Parenting Responsibilities Posted May 15, 2012 THE BASICS How Parenting Affects a Child’s Development Find a family counsellor near me It is often assumed, by legal and mental health professionals alike, that when divorcing parents are unable to come to an agreement in regard to parenting arrangements for their children, and remain locked in high conflict, shared parenting…
OBJECTIVE : The non-profit organization ACTIVE DADS FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD assigned Focus Bari S.A. to conduct a Panhellenic Telephone Survey to an adult audience, in order to obtain information on the views of Greeks on the issues of parental equality and child custody as well as answers to questions about whether Greeks decide which politicians to vote for or not, influenced…
Children are the hope and the future of our world. On the occasion of today’s World Children’s Day, we as adults should take the responsibility to try every day to actively safeguard Children’s Rights, since they are not able to do this on their own! One of these is the right to Equal and Shared Parenting and Equal Contact Time with BOTH PARENTS, especially…
Less psychosomatic symptoms in children who spend equal time with both parents after a separation A study of 150,000 children aged 12-15 shows that children who spend equal time with both parents after a separation, experience less psychosomatic symptoms than children who live primarily or exclusively with one parent. A recent review of the international scientific literature* concludes that shared parenting after…
A true story of modern Greek reality Alexander is the father of two young children. His ex-wife and mother of his children is Greek. The children were born in Sweden where they lived as a family at the time. The couple decided to divorce by consensus and the divorce was granted in Sweden, where the institution of joint and indivisible parental custody applies even…
In a sample of 1349 people (of which 71% women, 30.5% married, 14% divorced) 73% believe that the father is equally capable to the mother with regard to parenting/ custody of the children, while 86% believe that the state must enact laws on shared parenting. No differences were observed between the views of legal professionals participating in the study in relation to non-lawyers. These…
