Note that some counties that were in last year’s measurement have now completely dropped off the grid. Last year Cowlitz County who had zero 50/50 plans weighed in with 38 cases but this year only filed 15 RTSR forms so they are not even on this chart. Clear evidence of an imbalance is demonstrated by the fact that to the left of the 50/50 column where the father gets more time than the mother, there is only one county in one category out of 19 where there is even a double digit number. However on the right side of the 50/50 line where mothers get the majority of time, it is heavily weighted. This table clearly demonstrated children are being denied significant time with their fathers and their influence.

See the full report from the first years date here: http://www.courts.wa.gov/wsccr/docs/ResidentialTimeSummaryReport.pdf.

SUPREME COURT DISSOLUTION TASK FORCE

The Other Parent is fortunate to have had one of its representatives, Kevin Turner, picked by the governor to serve on the Washington State Dissolution Task Force. This is a key component of the state law passed in the 2007 legislative session to improve the dissolution statute. All of the task force work is based on 2SSB 5470, Laws of 2007, Chapter 496, §306.

Kevin’s contributions were centered on the domestic violence and sexual assault training for evaluators and dispute resolution subcommittees. Kevin was elected to be the chair of the training subcommittee. We believe there is a great opportunity to drive honest and open policies that balance the needs of all parties which is Kevin’s primary objective. If you have any particular concerns please contact Kevin at your earliest convenience. Kevin can be reached at: oldfrog@comcast.net. For more information on our activities within this task force please see our Dissolution Task Force page.