Proposed Texas Bill
Sec. 151.004 Texas Family Code Over the years Sherry and I have spoken with a number of state legislators about constitutional rights in family law cases. One comment, from Senator Jane Nelson, which stands out in my mind is the statement that the Texas Legislature has clearly told the judiciary that they must act within…
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 rights protections language into their Family Code. On Wednesday the JJFI committee will be hearing public comment on a parental rights protection bill, HB 2756. This bill is great…
Texas is leading the states with protection of parental rights proposed bills for 2019!
Texas legislators are listening and responding to parents complaints that their children have been harmed by violations of their parental rights where the courts have been using statutes the legislators passed to violate fundamental rights of children and their parents unconstitutionally. To correct this problem several proposed bills have been introduced by Senator Hughes and…
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 parenting) (joint custody) bill is good for children, you will need to know how to handle issues and objections that the bar association and other lobbyists will raise. These slides are intended…
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 the case then infertile couples would not be allowed to get married. The Supreme Court has addressed these issues and has very clearly said that the government has zero business defining…
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 require a license to get married, which was not always the case in this country and states require a court lawsuit to get divorced. The U.S. Supreme Court has…
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, on Monday. This one was not your typical parenting bill. This one is attempting to change the best interest statute in the state. If passed, this bill would limit the…
Restoring the Judiciary by suing individual judges
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 really) suing the judge. For example, if it’s technically suing the judge and that’s a NECESSARY act, because the act requires it, please tell me how I can explain it…
Government cannot “Grant” Divorce
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 your choice.” Individuals are free to form and dissolve associations of all kinds at their pleasure. While it takes two to form an association, that association dissolves at the…
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 and they are already having an impact. You can find the policies they have already affected here. Sherry wrote this bill through Fix Family Courts. Legislative Council called the Policy Center to…