*Compensating for childbirth acknowledges both the health risks of pregnancy and that pregnancy bonds the child to the mother more intensely.
Some women experience health problems during pregnancy. These complications can involve the mother's health, the fetus's health, or both. Even women who were healthy before getting pregnant can experience complications. These complications may make the pregnancy a high-risk pregnancy.
We propose a change where automatic joint custody is granted to both fit parents - ensuring fair parental involvement while prioritizing the best interests of our children. We urge lawmakers in Ohio to take action on this matter immediately.
The 2% time differential between the parents is insufficient to negate lifestyle patterns and activities that either one of the parents may have implemented for the child. It simply establishes an authoritarian mechanism, if necessary, to keep peace between the parents. There is enough time for each parent to raise the child and not just visit.
Please sign this petition if you believe that every child deserves equal love and attention from both their mother and father post-divorce or separation. Your signature can make a difference in securing balanced parental rights for all fit parents in Ohio.
As a child, the moment you are aware of an absent or missing parent in your life, often abandonment imprints on your psyche and follows you throughout adulthood.
“Based on data, some scholars have declared ‘fatherlessness,’ an epidemic worthy of attention as that of a national emergency. Children from fatherless homes, are poorer, more involved in delinquency and criminal behavior, more likely to abuse alcohol and drugs, more likely to drop out of school, have increased health and emotional problems resulting in the fact that they are twice as likely to commit suicide. Boys are more likely to become involved in crime, and girls are more likely to become pregnant as teens.”
It's past time for automatic joint custody for both fit parents with primary custody---- 51% awarded the mother, and 49% to the father. The 51% to the mothers both compensates for the health risks to the mothers connected to pregnancy and acknowledges the unique bond between mother and child through that pregnancy. A 51-49% time differential in custody allows both parents to parent their children and not just visit. The two percent differential is insufficient to negate lifestyle patterns and activities that either parent implements with the child. It simply establishes an authoritarian mechanism, if necessary, if a decision must be made for the health and wealth of the child to keep the peace between parents so the kids, parents and the citizens in this country can have the best lives possible.
My name is Sharon Washington. I am a retired high school principal who spent considerable time with students who were raised by a single parent—mainly mothers—and some time with students who had access to both parents. The students who had access to both parents were astounding. They possessed a casual confidence. The future was theirs. They simply had to select their career of choice and follow the steps. Contrast that to the students who had limited access to fathers if at all. They possessed a brash bravado. They lived in the moment wanting to be seen and acknowledged and made sure everyone knew that they were there and mattered. The data that I referenced made it clear that it would be difficult for some of them to have the best lives possible.
Please sign the petition. The time is way past due. Your name will not be revealed publicly on the document. But we will allow media to access those records to share the numbers of people who have signed the petition. The signatures on the petition will be shared periodically with the appropriate agencies to establish veracity in terms of the numbers of signatures and to provide that information to the public. The kids need our help.
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