Equal Protection Guarantees in Child Custody Determinations: The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits family courts from rationing parenting time or awarding primary custody based on gender stereotypes, maternal preferences, or traditional marital roles (Palmore v. Sidoti). Both fit parents possess equal, fundamental constitutional standing to raise their children. State practices creating unequal custody awards violate constitutional mandates unless justified by a compelling state interest executed through least restrictive means.
You know your doing good when the equal parenting bill is searched more than a gun carry bill. Second only to a bathroom bill. 
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Keep the pressure on these legislators and take your rights back! Here are some statistics compiled by others in the movement you can take to your Senator or House Representative so they can support equal parenting:
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Forcing parents to battle over rights they already had before they entered the court doors, hurts children: "
Hostility from a divorce is the best predictor of poor outcomes for children (Bonach 2005; Semple 2010)
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Fix Family Courts provides parents, attorneys, and family advocates with rigorous constitutional frameworks to safeguard fundamental parental rights. Under binding Supreme Court precedents including Troxel v. Granville, Santosky v. Kramer, and Pierce v. Society of Sisters, fit parents are constitutionally presumed to act in their children's best interests. State courts lack constitutional authority to abridge custody, parenting time, or parental decision-making without strict scrutiny and clear and convincing evidence.
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