{"id":8906,"date":"2013-06-15T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2013-06-15T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tonyjones\/?p=8906"},"modified":"2015-03-13T16:43:43","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T21:43:43","slug":"all-i-want-for-fathers-day-equal-parenting-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tonyjones\/2013\/06\/15\/all-i-want-for-fathers-day-equal-parenting-time\/","title":{"rendered":"All I Want for Father’s Day: Equal Parenting Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I\u2019ve blogged in the past<\/a> about the injustice in the parenting time laws in Minnesota and other states. In fact, I testified in front of a Minnesota Senate hearing on the matter. The law passed on a bi-partisan basis, but was vetoed by our short-sighted governor<\/a>, after he was lobbied by divorce lawyers. As it stands, dads still get the shaft in most states when it comes to post-divorce custody.<\/p>\n

Now, Gail Rosenblum reports<\/a>, women are joining the fight. In fact, the new group that has formed is only women:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not all wrapped up yet, but a big gift is arriving for divorced dads who want equal time with their kids.<\/p>\n

Launched in early May and already claiming a broad spectrum of members across the United States and Canada, a new advocacy group is determined to finally make equally shared parenting a reality.<\/p>\n

These aren\u2019t a bunch of guys. Every member is a woman.<\/p>\n

Leading Women for Shared Parenting<\/a>\u00a0(www.lw4sp.org), founded in May in Massachusetts, will launch officially on Father\u2019s Day. Many members aren\u2019t waiting.<\/p>\n

Paulette MacDonald, former president of the Canadian Equal Parenting Council, is throwing a launch party June 11 in Toronto, bringing in experts on family law to speak to the benefits of having mom and dad play equal roles in children\u2019s lives post-divorce.<\/p>\n

Members, who include congresswomen on both sides of the aisle, social workers, professors, family lawyers, domestic abuse experts, grandmothers and daughters raised by loving dads, say the only way to finally turn the corner on this long-brewing \u201cfathers\u2019 issue\u201d is for women to step up and fight on their behalf.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the rest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If this is an issue that concerns you, as it does me, I encourage you to get involved.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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