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The Honorable________________________

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Dear Assembly Member _____________________

I am writing to urge you to support Assembly Bill A-03673, the SHARED PARENTING BILL, for New York State. It allows for shared parenting and equality in determining custody for Family Court and Supreme Court judges. This is clearly in the best interest of the children of New York State. Shared Parenting (which is already law in 45 other states), will enable judges to choose equality for both parents without having to worry about their decisions being overturned on appeal. If any parent is unfit or unwilling, the judge can decide on sole custody.

The final say on custody, of course, rests with judges, but the law should be worded in such a way that judges are free to make this choice for equality. Why should a parent be shut out because of a divorce action or because a marriage never took place? Let parents be parents, regardless of marital status.

Please do everything within your power to pass this bill into law. The children of New York State have waited long enough. We need to be parents, not visitors.

Sincerely,

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EQUALITY FOR PARENTS + CHOICE. FOR JUDGES = VICTORY FOR CHILDREN

SUPPORT SHARED PARENTING