I’ve met with several constituents lately who’ve been upset about Pennsylvania’s divorce, custody and child support laws. This broad issue has been on my priority list since coming to the Senate, but I have not yet pursued drafting legislation. I am planning to tackle this problem soon. Most everyone agrees that the current laws are unfair, reward (or at least, do not punish) bad behavior, are costly for those involved, take forever through the courts, and are administered differently from judge to judge. There appears to be no penalties at all for breaking the marriage contract. In fact, some people break it and receive more expendable money while single or as a single parent. Putting aside abusive or other mitigating situations, a party in a marriage can certainly decide to change his or her life, but why should the other party be penalized? Common sense says that these rules should change. I hope common sense can prevail.
-John
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