Amendments
While the
actual language of the amendments has not been revealed, the testimony by the
sponsor gives a small hint. They are indicating that they may vote to move this
out of committee and to the Senate floor.
First round
1. Written findings of fact if the court finds the parenting plan is not in the best interest of the child, especially when the parenting plan calls for equal time.
2. The court can deny equal time.
3. Temporary orders must consider whether the parents followed the orders.
4. Calculations of child support presume that the child support is to be spent on the child.
5. Something about punitive fathers and temporary orders.
6. Parental rights on paternity establishment, waive fees, and require a hearing within 30 days.
Second round
7. Recognize parental rights as listed within the Ohio and U. S. Constitutions.
The following are some of the things I will be adding to my written testimony. Write your own and submit it before Tuesday at 9:00 am. If you didn’t submit testimony before, cry havoc and release the dogs of war on the committee, and mark yourself as in opposition.
Answers
1. When there is complete discretion, a finding of fact issued by the court can be simply because I say so.
2. Still vague on why the court and the sponsors think they can be the parent of the child in violation of a parent's fundamental rights.
3. Temporary orders are just that, and finding a parent in contempt for violating those temporary orders is ignored, as there is no final appealable order.
4. Fails to consider that child support does not cover all household costs, and the receiving parent often uses their own money to cover additional costs related to child rearing.
5. Punitive fathers are nothing more than a man who had sex with a woman and may have gotten her pregnant. The purpose of the registry is so that a father can be considered before the child is adopted by a stranger. The registry is rarely used and rarely checked.
6. With the never-married, paternity can be established by an admission of paternity, which is signed at birth or when the never-married fathers files to legally establish themselves in court. While requiring a hearing within 30 days sounds good, unless the other party has been severed and not requested a continuance, the 30-day timeline is not likely to happen. This will also require that every juvenile court handling these cases hire additional magistrates to handle the case load.
7. There is no mention of parental rights in the Ohio or the US Constitution. The only mention of a child is the amendment that was added on abortion, and what that does by allowing the murder of a child is certainly not in the best interest of any child.