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“Without joint custody, children are the biggest losers”

Why must kids miss out on certain family relationships when parents separate? It’s cruel for children, who love both parents, to suddenly lose access to everything they once knew when their parents no longer want to live together. Does a child's love and need for both parents suddenly end when parents decide to separate?

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“New York’s a disaster for shared parenting”

National Parents Organization has just released its latest report card grading each state on its shared parenting statutes. New York and Rhode Island were the only states to get an F.

F is not for Family Friendly. F is for Failure.

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“New York Gets An ‘F’ For Shared Parenting Of Children Of Divorce”

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A new report shows that New York is failing children after divorce.

Divorce is already hard enough, but when you live in a state that doesn’t recognize shared parenting.

“When a child loses access to a parent after divorce or separation, it’s really traumatic,” said Ginger Gentile, deputy executive director of the National Parents Organization.

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