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OHIO PROTECTIVE PARENTS ASSOCIATION1933 Wedgewood Circle, Springfield OH 45503PARENTAL EQUALITY ACT“All Parents and guardians regardless of custody determination shallhave equal access to participate in programs and resources of the child’slife and related activities and All Parents and guardians shall enjoyParental Equality” The PARENTAL EQUALITY ACT ensures both parents equal access to participatein the child’s enjoyment of life and related activities.Author: Assembly “name here”Sponsor: Ohio Protective Parents Association; Lady Justice League, The Parental Equality Act To Eliminate Custody DiscriminationBACKGROUND The problem of custody abuse is pandemic across the nation. Custody litigationis big business and best interest of the child is eclipsed. A formula of frauds isused by unethical attorneys representing an abuser where they collude withothers within the justice system to stack the deck against the protective parentthus neutralizing their efforts to protect the children. In the end courts end upplacing children in the custody and control of the abuser while the protectiveparent’s loss of equal protections holds them hostage on the sidelines. Theprotective parent is labeled non-custodial and although never being ruled “un-fit” is regarded as such in the eyes of the community. Schools often favor thecustodial parent and overzealously apply privacy laws with the effect it excludesthe non-custodial parent from programs and services such as records and parentteacher conferences. This is primarily due to misconceptions of what “custody”implies as opposed to the view of Parental Equality supported by existing stateand federal laws.SOLUTION:The PARENTAL EQUALITY ACT removes the incentive to “win”custody by use of such abusive legal practices which are a pervasive problem inour family courts. For without the ability to dominate over and deny the “a non-custodial” parents rights there is little motive to “win” custody over theprotective parent in the first place.EXISTING LAWYour state’s law here ( Example Ohio Revised Code3109.051(H)(1))


PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED LAW: To eliminate Custody Discrimination and ensure both Parents Enjoy Equal Accessto services and accommodations that benefit parent and child. The PARENTAL EQUALITY ACT reinforces existing policies and mandates, toguard against “

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custody segregation; that masquerades as providingseparate but equal accommodations but is inherently unequal. In Brown v. Boardof Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), separatepublic schoolsfor blackand white students were ruled unconstitutional. Here also if the non-custodialaccommodations and treatment is inferior to that of the custodial parent., thatbefore he/she may enjoy the activity is placed at a significant psychological andsocial disadvantage from custodial parents which violates of theEqualProtection Clause

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Fourteenth Amendmentof theUnited StatesConstitution. The PARENTAL EQUALITY ACT corrects the harmful misinterpretation that only acustodial parent is deemed worthy of participating in the child’s education andactivities, or that a non custodial parent is “un-fit" to parent. Discrimination onthe basis of “custodial status” is a pandemic problem across the nation but alsoimpacts the entire family and excludes other important relationships of the child,including grandparents, other extended family members, and others in thechild’s support system. The PARENTAL EQUALITY ACT complements and unifies existing laws in a waythat clearly states both parents are entitled to enjoy equal access to activitiesand accommodations granted to parents of children. The PARENTAL EQUALITY ACT removes the incentive to engage in abusive and/orharmful practices which are a pervasive problem in our family courts. Withoutthe ability to dominate or deny“ a non-custodial” parents rights there is littlemotive engage in such tactics.. ________________________ FOR MORE INFORMATIONKimberley Bukstein(651) 558-6864 rule11stillapplies@hotmail.comOhio protective Parents Association (OPPA) ; The OHIO PROTECTIVE PARENTSASSOCIATION is a judicial watchdog and advocacy group dedicated to promoting justice for parents, children, and families that have been adversely impacted byabusive legal practices, ploys or scams in relation to custody proceedings. Westrive to prevent re-victimization, provide peer support, raise public awareness,and effect systems change.OHIO PROTECTIVE PARENTS ASSOCIATION, 1933 Wedgewood Circle, SpringfieldOH 45503

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