Category Archives: Parental Rights

Alimony, audits and adoption: family issues heard during Utah interim meetings

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

Tweet During last week’s interim day meetings, the legislature heard three family issues. The Judiciary Interim Committee listened to testimony about reforming alimony (brought to the Committee by Representative Fred Cox, R-West Valley City) which has been a Sutherland Institute … Continue reading →

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Parents’ rights in interim committee hearing

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

Tweet On Wednesday, June 20th, the Judiciary Interim Committee of the Legislature will hear testimony about the appropriate balance between protecting children at risk in their homes and preserving families. The study is part of an important bill, House Bill … Continue reading →

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Chicken nuggets and government paternalism

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Tweet Did you hear about this story? Apparently a preschool in North Carolina seized the lunch of a 4-year-old girl because it didn’t meet USDA nutrition requirements. The lunch her mother had packed contained a “turkey and cheese sandwich, banana, … Continue reading →

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News roundup: Remove obese children from their homes?

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Tweet   Child custody and obesity Should government take children from their parents if the children become obese? In Ohio, parents lost custody of their 8-year-old son because he weighed more than 200 pounds. The boy was placed in foster … Continue reading →

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Tables turned: UHSAA to defend itself in court

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Tweet   In the latest dispute between parents and the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA), Ronald and Susan Mika, parents of Eric Mika, are suing the UHSAA for denying Eric the opportunity to play basketball this year, even though … Continue reading →

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‘Education savings accounts’: a game-changing idea

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Tweet   For you parents out there with students in high school, how would you like it if you were given a chunk of money to pay for the best high school education possible for your child, with the flexibility … Continue reading →

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Ogden rally raw footage, empowering parents, NCLB

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Tweet   Today in Ogden, an estimated 400 people protested the Ogden School District’s decision to forgo collective bargaining in favor of a contract made on its own terms. You can see footage of the protest here, taken by Alexis … Continue reading →

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Video games, parental rights and double standards

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Tweet   Reactions to the Supreme Court ruling that struck down a California law regulating the sale of violent games to minors strike me as interesting, to say the least. Regardless of where one stands on this particular ruling, it … Continue reading →

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Paved with good intentions: the Utah Supreme Court’s flawed analysis in Jensen v. Cunningham

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Tweet   On April 30, 2003, 12-year-old Parker Jensen was taken to a doctor to have a small growth under his tongue removed. A long nightmare for the Parker family had begun, culminating in a recent legal decision by the … Continue reading →

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