This is one of the portions of the bill that I have concerns with – mother is named specifically: The other portions give judges too much power allowing them to make rulings without following the requirements of the federal government for the state to receive funding. Hence the Kansas tax payer pays for it.
SENATE BILL No. 38—page 8 [PDF] Supp Note on SB 38 Approved by Governor on Thursday, 07 April 2011
(C) Neither parent shall be considered to have a vested interest in the custody or residency of any child as against the other parent, regardless of the age of the child, and there shall be no presumption that it is in the best interests of any infant or young child to give custody or residency to the mother.
The Kansas Constitution states:
Article 15.–MISCELLANEOUS
§ 6: Rights of women. The legislature shall provide for the protection of the rights of women, in acquiring and possessing property, real, personal and mixed, separate and apart from the husband; and shall also provide for their equal rights in the possession of their children.
Claudine Dombrowski
Battered Mothers - A Human Rights Issue 