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Mission Statement
The mission of the Indiana Custodial Rights Advocates is to make Indiana a more child-friendly state by ensuring that children receive the greatest amount of care, companionship and support from two fit and loving parents.
Action Plan
We take a three prong approach to our mission. Through educational outreach efforts we seek to provide parents with the knowledge and tools necessary to provide maximum opportunities for them to interact with their children and provide them with the care, companionship and support that they need. We outreach to parents involved in custody battles by providing educational support stressing the importance of reducing conflict in custody cases.
Judicial officers are provided with resource materials about the need for children to have two parents in their lives. Strategies, trends in family law and research findings are presented to judges to ensure that they have all the tools and knowledge to make decisions that provide the greatest benefit to children.
We also seek to affect Indiana's child custody policies and laws. Affected parents comprise our team of citizen lobbyists who are directly involved in the policy or law-making process. We attend the meetings of and advise the committees writing the rules of court which dictate the actions of judges. While the Indiana Generally Assembly is in session we have members available at the Indiana State House to provide support, resources and opinion to lawmakers through public testimony or private meetings.
Judicial and legislative policy-makers receive educational support on issues related to child custody including divorce, paternity, CPS and education. In addition we write custody related bills that are introduced to the Indiana Generally Assembly.
Please complete as much of the following information as you wish and join us today so we can give you the opportunity to provide your child with your care, companionship and support that they need. When opportunities arise we will give you the platform to tell your story to Indiana's child custody decision makers and help your children and others get the access to both parents that they need and deserve.
Marlin Stutzman discusses with Stuart Showalter the need for children to have access to both parents and his position on how to keep parents involved in the lives of their children. 19 April 2010, Franklin, Indiana.
Shown at right is Stuart Showalter, Executive Director, Indiana Custodial Rights Advocates - Marlin Stutzman, Indiana State Senator and candidate for US Senate - Don Chavis, Director of Minority Affairs, Indiana Custodial Rights Advocates.
Tuesday 04 May 2010, Stutzman for US Senate campaign headquarters, Hilton Indy North.
Stuart Showalter provides this Blawg as free service to readers providing news and opinion on child custody and various issues. Reader submissions of topics are welcomed. Send requests to stuart@stuartshowalter.com
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