Being cared for and loved by two parents is the optimum situation for any child. In fact, it should be every child’s right. Unfortunately, many states in the U.S. fall short of protecting the rights of American children when parents divorce.
Surprisingly, not one state in the union was able to pass with flying colors, Massachusetts earning a mediocre C-plus from The National Parents Organization when it considered the status of how and when marital children of divorce are allocated time spent with both parents. New York, received an F, with no statutes in place for encouraging shared parenting, relying instead on the less powerful legal precedent of Braiman vs. Braiman.