Thursday, December 11, 2008
News Time and Place: Honk for Shared Parenting
Posted by Joeff Davis @joeffly on Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 5:22 PM
This week’s Time and Place photo was taken in front of the Fulton County Justice Center on Central Avenue in Atlanta. The photo is of Dean Gottschalk who was holding a sign that read “Honk for 50/50 shared parenting.” The sign refers to a movement he is a part of that advocates equal time for parents in instances of divorce that involve minor children. Dean explained his recent experience that led him to standing in front of the Justice Center with the sign. “Thanksgiving week I was falsely accused of abusing my children and the result is a presiding judge, without asking for proof, took the allegations at face value and leveled a punishment on me and my children. This year was my court-ordered year of Thanksgiving, so this is my year to have the kids and the ruling prevented my kids from having Thanksgiving with me.” Dean explained another man named Gregory Eisenhauer took this type of news harder and killed himself two days after Thanksgiving. According to Dean, Eisenhauer had received an order the day before Thanksgiving limiting his time with his children to 15%.
(Photo by Joeff Davis)
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I saw these guys (and gals) out there and agree!! HONK! HONK! This system needs to change to represent our children’s needs! If you think Dad’s are not needed in a child’s life take a look at some of the recent independent studies. I can think of two that shed light on this topic. 1. The National Household Education Survey by the U.S. Department of Education found: • Students whose fathers were highly involved at school were 43% more likely to receive "A" grades • Children of highly involved resident fathers were 55% more likely to enjoy school than children with uninvolved fathers 2. U.S. Air Force Study on the effects on children after fathers are deployed found: •Preschoolers with a parent away were more likely to show aggression than other children. •About 1 in 5 of the older preschoolers with a parent away displayed troubling emotional or behavioral signs. http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2008/11/ap_deployments_kids_110308/ Nothing beats having an awesome father and a great mother in a kid’s life so why is that so hard for the courts to see? I thought judges were the common sense of the law but now I’m thinking they’re nothing more than mindless puppets that easily get the wool pulled over their eyes. Wake up judges!! This is the 21st century and DADS are involved in their kid’s lives and need to be for a healthy upbringing! God Bless this movement and keep up the great work!
HONK HONK It's a movement that has been going on for years, and will continue so long as the Courts see parenting as "Good Mom", "Bad Dad". Divorce is a horrible example of a corrupt court/legal system where MONEY and SUFFERING are not only condoned, it is praised under the guise of "best interest of the child/ren". It will take time, but things WILL change. It will change one family at a time. Thanks, Dean.
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