THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, October 9, 1995 TAG: 9510060018
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A8 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 26 lines
Regarding ``Divorce, custody, child,'' (editorial, Sept. 25): For years I have wondered how parents can walk away from their children after divorce. I now see the court system doesn't treat parents as equals and actually encourages a one-parent family.
If Michael Ewing (``What is a day?'' news, Sept. 13) spends 17 hours with his daughter and she is away from her mother for 30 hours, it doesn't take an accountant to figure out who has a day!
It is time for Virginia to recognize and deal with the post-divorce family. One parent is denied the role of being a parent. It is time for Virginia to establish a presumption for ``shared parenting,'' assuming there is no abuse or neglect and both parents are fit.
DAVID E. DOLINAR
Virginia Beach, Sept. 30, 1995 by CNB