| Title: | Welcome to the Non-Custodial Parents Conference |
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Anyone catch the article in Boston Globe Magazine this weekend about
divorced dads and second families?
I thought the author did a decent job of showing the complexities of
post-divorce life. One of the statements made was that there are as
many "decent" as "deadbeat" dads. I found this to be a step in the
right direction but my sense is "deadbeats" are a major minority.
His implication was it was about 50/50.
The economic implications of attempting to start a second family
was well described. An attempt was made to portray how difficult it is
to provide for a family when up to 50% of your income is court ordered
to your previous wife. Unfortunately this is where the author started
to paint a misleading picture.
The judges this guy interviewed were portrayed as "fair" and humane
and actually attempted sympathy for the difficulty in fairly dividing
up the financial pie. NOT!!!
The article ended with a wimper. No final observations or
recommendations, just a fade into nothing. Another opportunity for
public awareness misused. My opinions of course!
Any comments?
Dan D
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| 234.1 | Read Same Article | LJOHUB::KBROWN | KEN BROWN DCC/CIS DESKTOP CONSULTANT | Wed Sep 23 1992 08:04 | 20 |
I read the article, and had the same issues that you encountered.
There was one paragraph that I found interesting.
While studies show that divorce has a harsher economic impact on
mothers and children, some fathers suffer hardship, too, especially
in Massachusetts. According to Diane Dodson, deputy director for
family-laws programs for the Woman's Legal Defense Fund, in
Washington, D.C., Massachsuetts guidelines are among the most
generous to children in the United States. Noncustodial parents
must paY 25 - 27 percent of gross income for one child, 31 t0 3
percent for three children..
I have been in front of one of the Judges interviewed. And
although he appears to concerned about the male non custodial
perspective in the article, his comments and actions are
completely reverse when you are in his chambers.
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