Minnesota Joint Custody Presumption

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WE, THE UNDERSIGNED petition the Legislature and Governor Tim Pawlenty, of the State of Minnesota, to support and sign into law, legislation that requires a PRESUMPTION OF JOINT PHYSICAL CUSTODY in Minnesotas family law statutes.

We believe this law should expressly provide that joint physical custody is presumptively in the Best Interest of a Child except in cases involving abuse, endangerment or neglect, or where the parents otherwise agree.

1499 Signatures

  • Tom James
  • Paul Hassinger
    • Comments
    • Children need both parents in their lives. A presumption would help to make that system better.
  • Bobbie Cummins
    • Comments
    • Joint Legal and Physical Custody between two parents/guardians is in the best interest of the child!
  • Sue Hassinger
    • Comments
    • The current laws need to be drastically updated! It's only fair for both parents to be a part of their children's life. Too many women, nowadays, are taking advantage of the current law, leaving too many fathers desperate to be a part of their children's life! Equality is the best interest for the child!!!
  • robert kirch
  • Nina
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 7035 Woodland Blvd Minnesota City, MN 55959 (507)313-3879
    • Comments
    • I think that the state should clearly recognize the importance of both parents in the lives of a child. In most cases, the child needs both of their parents to be an active member in their lives except for a few extreme cases where that may change, due to abuse or endangering that child.
  • Tony Brumm
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 7868 Niagara Lane, Maplre Grove 7634202008
  • maranda wald
  • Tony Hassinger
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 7035 Woodland Blvd. Minnesota City, MN (507) 454-2314
    • Comments
    • I strongly support this petition for my son who is trying to get joint custody with his son.
  • Emily Ward
  • Tom Brustad
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 612-865-6325
    • Comments
    • Joint Custody has been shown over and over again to be in the best interest of children, anything less creates more problems for families than they will ever overcome.Kids have a right to both parents.Any thing other than joint custody is purely a ploy to garner money from the non-cust parent and the system.
  • Douglas Pirila Jr.
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 1446 91st Ave W., Duluth, MN 55808
    • Comments
    • This is the only way to protect our children and put an end to the abuses of the family courts by ending the financial incentive to moms for refusing to co-parent.
  • Veronica Seivert
  • Aaron R Hansen
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 2502 Jefferson Street
  • Marcia Schultz
  • Darin Flansburg
  • Charlie Hurd
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 621 Byron St., Mankato, MN 56001
  • Dave Dailey
    • Address, Phone Number
    • po box 648, eveleth, mn. 55734
  • Andrea Jacobsen
  • Brian Affeldt
  • Brad Brunfelt
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 3705 E 4th Street, Duluth, MN, 55804
  • Richard Paquin
  • Jeffrey B deRegnier
    • Address, Phone Number
    • St Paul, MN
  • Matthew E Russell
  • Richard Mullvain
  • William Jaskari
    • Comments
    • Joint legal and Physical custody should be the law, it is best for the children.
  • John Hurd
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 732 Garfield Ave. N. Mankato MN 56003
    • Comments
    • This is very important for children!!!!!!
  • Michael Fry
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 2 Lake Circle, Bayport Mn 55003
    • Comments
    • No one would argue that the state has a right to invade an intact marriage to distribute parent time or money. Why then does the state have power over divorced parents? Because we give them that power when we submit to the court. Go back and read the Constitution. Stand on your rights as defined there. Your child deserves a family life free of conflict. Joint custody removes incentives for conflict and therefore will be the best for Mom, Dad, and the children. Only the lawyers will suffer a loss in income.
  • Justin Powers
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 315 N. Lake Ave. #204
    • Comments
    • let's have balance please
  • Steve Sutherland
  • Matthew Klennert
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 11832 Larch St Nw Coon Rapids, Mn
  • Katherine Klennert
    • Comments
    • Lets make if fair for everyone
  • Robert Holmen
  • Deistl Ross
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 930 22nd Ave SW, Rochester, MN
  • Tom Rubey
  • Jean M. Ware
    • Address, Phone Number
    • Ramsey, MN
    • Comments
    • Parents shouldn't have to petition for this
  • Robert Martimo
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 2844 Harvey St, Duluth
  • Jennifer Wolf
  • Gerald R. Bull
    • Comments
    • This is really important
  • Gerald R;. Bull
    • Comments
    • Really important
  • Kyle Knutson
    • Address, Phone Number
    • Edina, MN
    • Comments
    • Any clear-headed, objective analysis would dictate that this measure is LONG overdue.
  • Autum Carlson
    • Address, Phone Number
    • Two Harbors, Mn
  • Lynda J. Anderson
  • Jamil Jabr
  • Robert H. Anderson
  • Gena Schottmuller
  • Mike Jaros
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 291 State Office Bldg, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55155
  • Marvin Pirila
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 91 Stillmeadow Rd, Esko, MN 55733 (218) 879-2478
    • Comments
    • Stop Father Genocide!
  • Roxane Attwood
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 1679 E Bittercress Court Parker CO 80134
  • James Attwood
    • Address, Phone Number
    • 17679 E Bittercress Court Parker CO 80134