Kids need BOTH parents, not visitors

SHARED PARENTING

Shared parenting is a joint parenting arrangement in which children of divorce are given the right by the courts to have both of their parents share in the most equitable manner as possible the responsibilities of caring and raising the children. By having both parents play an active role in the caring of a child, both parents feel like they are a part of the child’s life and that neither one of them feels treated like a weekend visitor.

Shared parenting has been shown to be in the best long term interests of the child. Psychologists agree that it is important for children to maintain meaningful contact with both their parents whenever possible. Wherever possible, parenting time should be shared on a 50/50 basis.

BENEFITS

1. Promotes true gender equality between sexes in the parenting of children and recognizes both parents as significant contributors to a child’s development
    

2. Significantly reduces conflicts in court as one parent does not feel like they are being treated as a visitor with their own children, or a wallet to their former partner.
    

3. The incentive to litigate is reduced as both parents will know that equal parenting will be awarded by the courts. Similar to no fault insurance, the outcome is predictable. As a result families will suffer less financial hardship.
    

4. Shared parenting will reduce the financial incentive for families to break up. Fights to get control over the children in order to get support payments is one of the largest single factors in custody battles today.
    

5. Child access problems will be reduced. When both parents know that they have a reasonable share in the lives of their children there is little motivation to fight. The best way to make peace is to have a fair agreement.
    

6. Shared parenting solutions will significantly reduce the abuse of the legal system through the use of false allegations against the other party.

SHARED PARENTING

• WILL IT HELP TO REDUCE THE BACKLOG OF COURT CASES? YES!
   

• WILL IT REDUCE COSTS TO TAXPAYERS? YES!
   

• WILL IT RESULT IN LESS HARDSHIP TO FAMILIES IN COURT? YES!
   

• WILL IT RESULT IN HAPPIER AND BETTER ADJUSTED CHILDREN? YES!
   

• DOES IT REPRESENT THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN? YES!

IT SHOULD BE THE LAW!
NRS 125.460 State Policy shall be amended as follows:

1. To ensure that minor children have frequent association and a continuing relationship with both parents after the parents have become separated or have dissolved their marriage, and
    

2. There shall be a presumption in the court determination of child custody that joint physical custody and shared physical custody responsibility shall be the best interests of the child. Upon request of one or both parents for joint physical custody, the court shall so order unless it finds compelling reasons to not award joint physical custody. If joint physical custody is not ordered, the court’s order shall include findings why joint physical custody is not in the best interest of the child.
    

3. The burden of proof that such time-shared parenting would be detrimental to such child shall be upon the parent requesting sole custody.