Policy Blog & Articles
Scholarly analysis, legislative updates, and constitutional commentary on family law reform and fit parental rights.
Texas Judge Says Texas Family Code’s Default is Equal Custody
Does the Texas Family Code Already Call for Equal Custody? Did you know that the Texas legislature intended the family code to be equal custody for f
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Equal Parenting Bill Presentation to Legislators
This presentation was created for organization leaders in family law reform. If you want to convince the legislators that an equal parenting (shared
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Texas blazing the way for other states with parental rights bills.
Texas legislators are listening and responding to parents complaints that their children have been harmed by violations of their parental rights wher
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Should a Jury be Required in Family Law Cases?
JUDGE VERSUS JURIES IN FAMILY LAW This topic has been thrown around quite a bit lately among parents in family law reform. Some states allow jury trials in family law and some do not. The issues that Catherine MacWillie of Custody Calculations discusses in this podcast is whether family law cases should be heard by juries or judges. Catherine is a Divorce Coach and Retired Law Enforcement Officer. Catherine raises some pretty staggering numbers regarding how many jury members would be required if every family law case was heard by a jury in California alone.
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A Parental Rights Bill in Texas HB 2756
Texas has an opportunity to become the first state to pass a law that is closer than any other state law to truly integrating constitutional parental
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Judge in Texas Says Best Interest is Limited by Federal Case Law!
Best interest is an opinion and the family courts throughout the United States have been using this phrase like a magical incantation to obviate and violate constitutional protections for parents and children. This case is a goldmine and it has been hiding in Texas law since 2005! How did that happen.
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TEXAS JUDGES STRIPPING CHILDREN OF THEIR FIT PARENTS – Study shows Gender Bias in Texas Family Courts
A recent Texas study found that 87% of the time in a divorce or child custody suit action a child is being stripped of one of their parents and 93% of
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Texas Holding Public Hearing on Proposed Gender Identity Bill
Texas lawmakers are considering a gender identity bill that would protect parents who do or do not want their children to identify as a gender other
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NFLPC Educational Workshop in Iowa
We have a groundbreaking workshop this month, on April 26, 2019. This workshop will be taught in Iowa at the East Side Library in Des Moines, Iowa ho
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Texas Committee Chair Confronts TFLF with “What is Best Interest”
Representative Dutton, chair of the Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues, explained that the Juvenile Justice & Family Issues commi
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An attorney asked me today “I know that declaratory judgments are not really "suing the judge". Please explain to me why it isn't technically (or re
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Senators Hear Best Interest Bill in Texas – SB 816
SENATORS HEAR BEST INTEREST BILL PROPOSED CHANGES IN TEXAS SB 816 Texas Senate State Affairs Committee held a hearing on a parenting bill, SB 816,
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Illinois Creates a New Way to Calculate Child Support
“Up until now, Illinois has followed the “Percentage of Income” model of child support, calculating support based on a flat percentage of only t
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How do you Get Equal Custody in Texas?
The Policy Center found that as far back as 2005, an appellate court judge said that the Texas Family Code’s preponderance of the evidence standard was too low and should be raised to clear and convincing. He said that parental rights are fundamental and warrant better assurance and protection to protect from risk of error.
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Already Having an Impact
There is an epidemic affecting this country's families. It's called the family courts. The National Family Law Policy Center has found a solution an
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In a free country where the right of free association is respected, "government cannot "grant" you a divorce, it can only recognize the reality of
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No Discrimination Based on Marital Status
I was reading a new proposed bill in Iowa that changes a current statute to require joint custody and was again struck with how desperately unconstitu
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PARENTS CHOOSE TO BE IN FAMILY COURT
JUST ANOTHER OF THE MYTHS AND LIES OF FAMILY COURT States have created a monopoly on marriage that didn’t always exist in this country. States now
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The Purpose of Marriage
Some people appear to have the misconception that marriage is for the purpose of procreation and the raising of children exclusively. If that were t
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