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Bridget Neal on Louisiana's HB236, in force August 1, 2024: good cause before custody proceedings, licensed evaluators, and evidence standards in custody cases.
How HB236, drafted by the Louisiana State Law Institute and carried by Rep. Dixon McMakin, strengthens child custody proceedings for Louisiana families.
Why court ordered monitored visits can harm children and silence a parent, and how family courts remove parental rights on subjective opinion alone.
SR 186 and HR 228 asked the Louisiana State Law Institute to review mental health evaluations in custody cases and affirmed the constitutional right to parent.
Parents trapped for years in motions and delayed hearings: how an inefficient family court system becomes a form of imprisonment with no release date.
Bridget Neal's May 2022 letter in The Advocate: parenting is a fundamental right, yet family courts sever the parent and child bond without strict scrutiny.
The three roles of mental health providers in family law, and why the child custody evaluator becomes the default arbiter when judges lack that training.
Bridget Neal's account of the first lie in her custody case and the family court system that rewarded it, published by The Lens on May 7, 2022.
How coercive control can continue through child custody disputes, and why the Institute advocates safeguards for parents and their relationships with children.
