Tag: child custody
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Grandparent visitation rights haven’t gone far enough
After Troxel v. Granville, grandparent visitation laws were sharply limited. The current legal patchwork leaves many family relationships unprotected.
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Custody evaluators are paid experts whose findings track who hired them
Custody evaluators present as neutral experts, but research shows their findings often track which parent hired them. The bias is structural, not personal.
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Judges in custody cases have too much discretion and too little accountability
Custody decisions hinge on a single judge’s judgment with minimal review. The system’s defenders call it flexibility, but the inconsistency is the problem.
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50/50 custody should be the legal default
Decades of research show kids generally do better with substantial time with both parents. The presumption against shared custody is overdue for retirement.
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Mothers still win custody by default — and the data backs it up
Custody outcomes still tilt sharply toward mothers despite decades of formal gender-neutral law. The data tells a complicated story about why.