With National Ex-Spouse Day – which just passed on April 14 – meant to “be a positive day of reflection and to encourage people to release anger or resentment,” as reported in USA Today, the National Parents Organizationencourages states across the country to continue the national trend to reform our family courts by enacting shared parenting legislation after parents separate or divorce.
In the last year, more than 20 states have introduced legislation that would treat parents more equally in instances of divorce while also providing children what they most want and need – as close to equal time as possible with both their parents. Florida and Missouri are two most recent examples, with Missouri’s legislature advancing a shared parenting bill in the Senate and Florida passing a bill that now awaits the Governor’s signature.