When the parents decided to get a divorce, their children are the most affected. This is why shared parenting bill has been passed to ensure that both of the parents will stay in child's life following a separation.
The bill on shared parenting has presented to the House of Commons by Brian Binley, Conservative MP for Northampton South in the United Kingdom. The bill is also set to look for other appropriate ways for the child's welfare when shared parenting was not the best solution, as reported by Family Week.The bill will have its formal reading on July 31 and will not be debated until 2017.
"Shared parenting legislation is vitally important for all involved, especially the children. Very often court orders are made without the knowledge of the importance of a father's involvement and my Bill will make sure that neither parent is shut out from the child's life when sadly a relationship breaks down. I don't need to underline the importance of both parents in a child's life. A significant proportion of the social problems in today's society is a result of when a child doesn't have the love and support of both parents where safe. I hope that this bill will go some way to help this, which will only be good for society," Binley said on his bill.
The same bill was passed in Florida on March 8. It will be an arrangement where the children can spend an equal time with both parents after divorce. The bill is now waiting to be signed by Gov. Rick Scott, WUFT reported.
The founder and board chairman of the National Parents Organization, Ned Holstein supports Scott signing the bill to become a law. He said that it will improve children's grades, decrease teen pregnancy as well as their use of alcohol and drugs.
"I don't understand why he would not sign it," he said. "What's not to like?"
Based on the research done by the US Centers for Disease Control, the Department of Justice and the Census Bureau, 90 percent of runaway and homeless youth and 71 percent of high school drop-outs were children raised by a single parent.
"What used to be taught decades ago was that kids needed one home after divorce," Holstein said. "That sounds sort of nice. But it's a slogan, and it wasn't based on research."
