Nov. 5, 2018-ESP = Children’s emotional security is strengthened

I conclude that the evidence to date from all these sources converges to indicate that a legal presumption of equal parenting time is in children’s best interests, because such a presumption is likely to strengthen the emotional security of children of divorced and separated parents and thereby have a widespread positive impact on public health.

William V. Fabricius (2019), “Equal Parenting Time: The Case for a Legal Presumption”, Invited paper to appear in October 2019 in the Oxford Handbook of Children and the Law, edited by J.G. Dwyer, pre-publication online early 2019, Manuscript, p. 3