The bystander effect is a social psychological phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present. The more bystanders there are, the less responsibility each person feels, often leading to inaction. This diffusion of responsibility can result in emergencies being ignored, even when help is clearly needed. […]
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It was close, but not enough. A bill sponsored by state representative Jamie Flick (HB 378) to replace Pennsylvania’s existing family law with a rebuttable presumption of equal shared parenting and 50/50 lost by a 103-99 vote. The amendment also requires, amongst other significant revisions, a judge to provide a written explanation for the decision […]
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Much of the technical knowledge presented the handbook can be further explored within this reading list. All authors are first rate, leading experts within their respective fields (Kahneman and Thayler are Nobel Prize winners). I have listed the books in the order that I suggest you read them, but that’s not necessary. All in the […]
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Federal Legislators Propose Enhancements To Title IVD To Enforce Child Support From Conception Here we go again. Maybe you thought the populist right was pro-family, pro-father, pro-equal shared parenting. Nope. Senators Marco Rubio (R- FL) and Kevin Kramer (R-ND) have formally proposed enhancements to Federal Title IVD regulations to incentivize states to start the […]
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Ohio State Senator Introduces Bill That Will Allow Mothers To Sue Fathers Because Of An Unwanted Pregnancy Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts warned us. The upholding of the Texas abortion law that allows people to sue abortion providers if they discover someone had an abortion has opened Pandora’s box. Democratic states are using the same […]
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Parental Alienation Strategies There are two primary strategies (typically used in conjunction with each other) that alienators employ to punish and erase the other parent. The first strategy involves the manipulation of the legal system (we’ll get to this later), and the second involves the direct psychological manipulation of the child. Psychological research reveals that […]
Continue reading "Parental Alienation Strategies"Last year, I was having a discussion with a woman I know who was having an on-going custody and child support dispute with the father of her children. Just to lay the groundwork, the father gets 4 hours visitation on Sunday afternoons every two weeks and, he gets to walk his child from her mother’s […]
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I was reminded of the thought expressed in the title to this post the other day, which provoked me to update some older posts that decomposed and explained Title IV-D bonuses and incentives to states (Federal Title IV-D funds are bonuses and incentives paid to states for maximizing, collecting, enforcing, and administering child support payments). […]
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Recently, I was updating our breakdown of Title IV-D incentive payments to states, and I came across this little gem in a 2012 budget request from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families for title IV-D funding. This is on page 278 (source https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/olab/cse.pdf): “Child Support and Fatherhood Initiative […]
Continue reading "Apparently, Noncustodial Parents Need To Be Encouraged To “Visit” With Their Children."Note: This is an updated consolidation of two posts made in August/September 2012. Way back in 2012, we were having a discussion where I was asserting that states can receive anywhere from $1 to $2 in Federal subsidy payments for every dollar they collect and administer in child support payments. And it was during this […]
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