“Fix the Glitch” at the (g)local level

The Equal Shared Parenting movement was born out of the growing frustration that parents, particularly fathers were biased against for the purposes of the 60 billion dollar divorce industry, Title IV-D incentives to the states, Judges, etc. as well as overall public opinion that fathers were not “good enough” to take care of their children.

Because let's face it, the O.A.G., politicians, judges, police, attorneys, will NEVER give up the billions they steal. In fact, Over the last 16 years, EVERY bill that threatens their money train is ceremonially killed before it hits the floor. The reason, EVERYONE is in on the scam and no one wants to see the money train end. 

While there have been a number of successes with the movement in raising awareness, there has been a lack of successful change at
the local and state level. While there are a number of contributing factors, one primary issue is apathy. 

Many parents feel that after they received their “deal” in family court, they did not have the knowledge(because their attorney is in on the scam), energy, financial resources, or desire to fight further. Often times they were marginalized and felt that no one was there to help.

The solution is a grassroots campaign to energize the base group, show them that change is possible, and most importantly that they are not alone. By implementing a “Mcdonald’s” management style approach, each local group will be empowered and all will be working towards the same goal in their respective communities.

I have put together a pretty “simple” plan that will allow motivated individuals to make local change. Basically, if you want to fix the inequality of family courts, you vote in judges that will do the right thing. This article from 2012 talks about judicial abuse and why this is a good way to fix the glitch.  

1. Create awareness/change public opinion with respect to 50/50 shared parenting
2. Assist parents (and children emotionally as they work through this life event (education)
3. Ensure family courts encourage 50/50 shared parenting
4. Change state laws to favor 50/50 shared parenting
5. End Title IV-D

Each of these items builds upon the earlier objective described in more detail below. 

As each measurable item is completed (and
expanded/continued), the next objective becomes attainable as the overall project receives momentum from the previous successes.

The best way to create awareness and maximize impact is to place leaders, with a designated school district as their territory. Those leaders will work with the various school programs to create awareness. Leaders will be encouraged to participate in school programs like PTA, Watchdogs, and be a member of the school board and any other events/programs that will increase awareness.

A designated County Lead will manage “their” territory independently, reporting updates, status, etc. back to the larger team in regular status update meetings.

According to the data, there are 1,031 public, 618 charter, and 1,297 private schools (est. 146,309 of homeschooled) in Texas, which seems like a lot (and it is). 

The best way to keep it (g)local is to break it down into manageable chunks by ISD and then by County. By having a County Lead (there are 254 counties) approach, it keeps the territory fairly even.

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