Category Archives: Shared Parenting

…after divorce, is there such a thing?

Paul Schwennesen, separated father’s lament

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Walter H. Schneider

Paul Schwennesen wrote a separated father’s lament that got published by the Huffington Post. The article at the shared link is good. It is anecdotal evidence of the consequences of a wife and mother walking out of her marriage. The father became devastated, was without a doubt fleeced by his ex who used the system to the hilt against him, by having him removed from his own home, and by having him arrested when he dared to say his good byes to his kids at the bus stop, when they went off to school. He was put in handcuffs, but apparently not into jail, until that got cleared up. A … Continue reading →

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Recent history: New Dads, Old Dads

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Walter H. Schneider

Last Update 2018 08 22: Fixed broken links Recent history: The New Dads — Quotes from a 1997 speech by Judy Anderson, plus a few observations about the NSPA conference in Toronto The quotes in the following are from a transcript of a portion of a speech given by Judy Anderson, President of REAL Women of Canada,* at the NSPA (National Shared Parenting Association) conference at Metro Hall in Toronto, May 26, 1997. (* Obviously, detractors of REAL Women of Canada have managed to get their website a rating of “Dangerous”. My virus checker tells me so, but I asked the producers of the antivirus software to review that rating.) The … Continue reading →

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[Canada] Shared Custody — Benefits Entitlement

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Walter H. Schneider

Updated 2019 04 23, to add links to related articles. h/t Nancy Schneider Belot: [Canada] Shared Custody – Benefits Entitlement “Prior to July 2011, only one person could receive the Canada Child Tax Benefit and the Universal Child Care Benefit each month, and the child component of the GST/HST credit each quarter, with respect to a qualified dependent. This created a problem for parents who share custody of a child. As of July 2011, legislation was amended to recognize both shared custody parents as “eligible individuals” in the same month.” More at: http://www.complexfamilylaw.com/Articles-by-Gene-C-Colman/Family-Law-Taxes-Article.shtml Anyone in Canada having shared child-custody and not previously being able to receive the Canada Child Tax … Continue reading →

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Custodial mother needs help

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Walter H. Schneider

Updated 2019 05 02, to add links to related articles. Custodial mother needs help — The names (except mine) shown in the following help request (advice and comment inserted between the lines) are not the real names of the parties, to protect the innocent and the guilty. Hello Mary, You raised a number of points that call into question Canadian rules and practices pertaining to child support due to someone like you, someone who appears to be a citizen or resident of Canada. Firstly, I don’t know whether you are in fact residing in Quebec. That makes it impossible for me to direct you to an organization that may be … Continue reading →

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Judge dismisses Lloyd EPO

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Walter H. Schneider

Last updated 2018 10 02 Judge dismisses Lloyd EPO (emergency protective order), due to the ex-wife having made false allegations, but as of now no decision has been made as to which of the two parents will have custody of the child at the core of the dispute. That, according to the judge in Fleming County District Court, is up to the circuit court to decide. The Ledger Independent 2 September 2010 Judge dismisses Lloyd EPO By Misty Maynard, Staff Writer Ledger Independent FLEMINGSBURG – Questions concerning custody of a daughter linger, but an emergency protective order secured by Fleming County Hospital Chief Executive Officer Davie Lloyd against ex-husband Brett Lloyd … Continue reading →

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Nearly 38 percent of fathers no access or visitation

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Walter H. Schneider

Last updated 2018 10 24 Nearly 38 percent of fathers no access or visitation Divorced father seeks equal protection Custody challenge cites discriminatory decisions Posted: January 28, 2009 10:09 pm Eastern By Bob Unruh © 2009 WorldNetDaily A case is developing in a Tennessee divorce dispute that one attorney believes could impact custody decisions nationwide because it calls down the authority of the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause to help fathers who are good parents and want to remain involved in their children’s lives….(Full Story) #ChildAccess See also: Recent history: New Dads, Old Dads Social services are paid bonuses to snatch babies Totalitarianism is as totalitarianism does. Response to a … Continue reading →

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Fathers rights organizations in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Walter H. Schneider

There are no fathers rights organizations in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is not possible to figure out why. For years now, we were contacted virtually every day [on average two times a day during March 2018] with requests for information on and pointers to fathers rights organizations in Winnipeg or anywhere in the province of Manitoba. Here is an example of such an information request. Typical request for information about fathers rights groups in Winnipeg Amelia [not her real name] wrote: Hi, We are wondering if there is anyone in Winnipeg Manitoba to contact for some information or assistance in dealing with a nasty custody battle. The legal fees are … Continue reading →

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Gay pride. by the numbers

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Walter H. Schneider

Gay pride. by the numbers — Statistics Canada informs that no more than 1.7 percent of Canadians aged 18 to 59 are either gay or bi-sexual (1% and 0.7% respectively). A few comments (inserted between the lines of and after the article from Statistics Canada that is quoted in the following) are in order. Gay pride. by the numbers By Statistics Canada http://www42.statcan.ca/smr08/smr08_118-eng.htm (2018 05 01: The preceding link no longer functions, and it cannot be found in the Internet Archive. That appears to be true of most of StatCan’s links identified in the remainder of this blog posting. Whether or not StatCan changed the URLs for those links or deleted … Continue reading →

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Maurice Vellacott (MP) on F4J Crusade for Equal Parenting

Posted on August 23, 2008 by Walter H. Schneider

Updated 2019 01 27: Added links to related articles. HOUSE OF COMMONS CANADA Maurice Vellacott, MPSaskatoon-Wanuskewin Cross Canada campaign to support Equal Parenting and Vellacott’s Motion M-483 arrives in Saskatoon For Immediate Release August 22, 2008 SASKATOON — Maurice Vellacott, M.P Saskatoon-Wanuskewin has tabled a Private Members Motion (PMM-483) which proposes changes to the Federal Divorce Act to enshrine the principle of Equal Parenting during and after divorce. Fathers 4 Justice Canada (F4J Canada) has supported such legislative changes since 2003 and believes that such change is long over-due. To educate and gather popular support from fellow Canadians for this important legislative … Continue reading →