Dads’ Resource Center shares results of a poll conducted on shared parenting
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania – (August 30, 2022)
– Is it fair that most dads end up with scattered visits
after divorcing or be made to feel that the courts automatically default in
judgment for the mother? These are some of the shared parenting questions
people have, and some groups are on a mission to gather the facts and make
positive changes. In conjunction with the National Parents Organization, the
Dads' Resource Center recently commissioned an independent poll of the
attitudes of those in Pennsylvania concerning shared parenting when parents
live apart.
"There is an extreme disconnect between how our citizens
think our family courts should operate and how they do operate," said
Dads' Resource Center Executive Director Jeffrey Steiner. "What we have
now enables or encourages conflict between separated parents and is a serious
disservice to children in separated families."
Researchscape International conducted the poll. The results
show that the public overwhelmingly believes children in separated families
need and should have the active involvement of both parents while growing up.
Significant findings from the poll include:
- When
asked how beneficial it is for a child to have significant time with each
parent assuming that both parents are fit, willing to be parents, and live
within a reasonable distance of each other, 64% of respondents believe
that to be extremely beneficial, while 30% feel it’s very
beneficial.
- Not
surprisingly, 94% of respondents believe it would benefit society if more
children with separated parents had both parents significantly involved.
- A
whopping 97% of respondents believe that children with separated parents
should have equal access to both parents.
- When
it comes to working with the family courts, 65% of respondents believe
that they are more likely to treat mothers preferentially, 7% assume that
family courts are likely to treat fathers more referentially, and 28%
believe that family courts are more likely to treat both parents equally.
- Over
91% of respondents believe that Pennsylvania law should be changed to make
it easier for fit and willing unmarried fathers to gain parental rights
and parenting time with their children.
The polling
results were consistent with what was reported in polls that the National
Parents Organization has done in other states. To see the Dads’ Resource Center
Poll on Shared Parenting in Pennsylvania, click here. To see the National Parents Organization
National Shared Parenting Polling, click here.
"Creating a presumption of shared parenting, something
overwhelmingly supported by Pennsylvanians across the political spectrum, would
lower the conflict of divorce by assuring children and their parents that their
most precious relationship will not be destroyed by divorce," said Don
Hubin, chair of National Parents Organization. "Parental separation should
not result in parental deprivation."
Dads' Resource Center was
started by Dr. Joel N. Myers, a father of eight and the founder and CEO of
AccuWeather. The mission is to help combat the issues associated with children
growing up without their fathers in the home. At its heart, the center is a
child advocacy organization that aims to ensure that each child has the
appropriate involvement and contributions from both parents.
“Mothers
and fathers are supposed to be seen as equals under the laws of most states,”
said Dr. Myers. “Yet in reality there are many situations where dads
desperately want to be more involved in the lives of their sons and daughters,
but when opposed by their children’s mothers, the courts and governmental
agencies they face insurmountable obstacles because of established biases.”
About Dads’ Resource Center
The Dads' Resource Center is
committed to providing education, resources, and advocacy for dads who are
separated or divorced and are determined to uphold their sacred responsibility
as fathers. The Dads' Resource Center was founded by Dr. Joel N. Myers, the
founder and CEO of AccuWeather. His own experience as a single father led him
to start the group. To get more information, visit the site at: https://dadsrc.org.
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