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All legislative members have received the following information unless otherwise noted.  Refer to it when talking to your legislators.

Table of Contents
1.          Questions & Answers: Rebuttable Presumption of Joint Physical Custody
2.          Handouts with Excerpts from other state laws and Summary of Research in support of Shared Parenting
3.          “Family Facts: Legislators and Four Governors take the Lead in Promoting Shared Parenting” (Page 5 of newsletter)
4.          Wisconsin's Custody, Placement, and Paternity Reform Legislation (2000)
5.          “Federal Court Certifies Constitutional Question” -- regarding equal custodial parent status in Ohio
6.          “Children in Joint Custody Do as Well as Children in Intact Families”
7.          “Legal and Research Support for a Presumption of Joint Physical Custody”
8.          “Using Child Development Research to Make Appropriate Custody and Access Decisions for Young Children” (2000)
9.         Email I recently received which summarizes why we believe SB60 is important to the children and parents of South Dakota (Provided to UJS, Governor - only)
10.     The South Dakota Coalition for Shared Parenting brochure
11,   Critical Thinking for a Complex Issue -- Senate Bill 60 “Thinking Outside the Box”
12.    What Are the South Dakota Visitation Guidelines?  Why is the Parenting Schedule considered Outdated?
13.   List of 235 Signatures supporting joint physical custody unless detrimental to a child (Senate Judiciary Committee and Governor Rounds)
14.   Shannon Dean Sexton:  A Custody System Free of Gender Preferences and Consistent with the Best Interests of the Child:  Suggestions for a More Protective and Equitable Custody System. 2000 Kentucky Law Journal.  (Resource available but not sent to anyone)
15.   Mark D. Matthews: Curing the "Every-Other-Weekend Syndrome": Why Visitation Should be Considered Separate and Apart from Custody.  William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law, Spring, 1999 (Resource Available but not sent to anyone)
16.    Marsha B. Freeman: Reconnecting the Family: A Need for Sensible Visitation Schedules for Children of Divorce.  Whittier Law Review, Spring, 2001.  (excerpts).  Full source Available).
17.   Donald C. Hubin.  Parental Rights and Due Process - Journal of Law and Family Studies - University of Utah College of Law, Vol 1, n1, 1999 Sent to Governor and Senators via Email 2/3/03
18.   Examples Why Shared Parenting is Important to My Family (sent to Governor and Senators via Email 2/3/03)
Other articles for Review but not sent:
William C. Smith (2003) Fathers Charge Legal Bias Toward Moms Hamstrings Them as Full-Time Parent. ABA Journal, February 2003 Family Law.

· Gould, Jonathan W. & Stahl, Philip M. The Continuing Debate About Overnight Visitation: Never Paint by the Numbers: A Response to Kelly and Lamb (2000), Solomon and Biringen (2001), and Lamb and Kelly (2001). Family Court Review, October, 2001.39 Fam. Ct. Rev. 372 Sage Publications.

· Lamb, Michael E. & Kelly, Joan B. The Continuing Debate About Overnight Visitation: Using the Empirical Literature to Guide the Development of Parenting Plans for Young Children: A Rejoinder to Solomon and Biringen. Family Court Review, October, 2001.39 Fam. Ct. Rev. 375 Sage Publications.

· Solomon, Judith & Biringen, Zeynep. The Continuing Debate About Overnight Visitation: Another Look at the Developmental Research: Commentary on Kelly and Lamb's "Using Child Development Research to Make Appropriate Custody and Access Decisions for Young Children". Family Court Review, October, 2001. 39 Fam. Ct. Rev. 355. Sage Publication.

· Warshank, Richard A. The Continuing Debate About Overnight Visitation: Who will be There When I Cry in the Night?:: Revisiting Overnights -- A Rejoinder to Biringen et al. Family Court Review, April, 2002. 40 Fam. Ct. Rev. 208. Sage Publication






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