National Parents Organization (NPO)
Reforming Judicial Influence through Temporary Orders
By Curtis Vandermolen, Member, National Parents Organization Model Legislation Committee and Member, Executive Committee, National Parents Organization of California
Author: Editors - Published At: 2013-09-09 13:42 -
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When parents separate, one of the first questions anyone asks is, “What happens with the kids?” Current law in most states gives judges practically carte blanche authority to issue temporary orders that place children primarily or wholly in the care of just one parent. One situation that is all-too-common is that one parent gets custody of the children, and the other is ordered “visitation” every other weekend.