Parenting Rights Bill Pending

Thomas writes "Colorado Majority Whip Bill Sinclair has proposed a bill that, if passed, will eliminate some of the gross injustices of the family law juggernaut. To see a summary of the bill, click here. Unfortunately, you'll then have to scroll down and use the link to "House Bill 02-1190" [Due to frames]. The bill requires a presumption of equally shared parenting, to be overruled only in extenuating circumstances. It also contains a clause for - get this - a change in primary custody if the non-custodial parent is victimized by a false allegation on the part of the custodial parent. In addition, it increases the standard for certain allegations from the vague and much abused "preponderance of evidence" to a more stringent "clear and convincing.""

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