Molly Olson, Rep. Tim Mahoney Fight For Minnesota Joint Custody Bill
admin | February 9, 2009
Rep. Tim Mahoney (DFL-St. Paul) has made it his mission to change the law. Divorced twice, Mahoney paid through the nose to get joint physical custody…He says conversations with his constituents convinced him that the law should change. Dozens of men have told him they pay child support but find it difficult to visit their children because of poor relations with the mother, he says. “They don’t give a damn about the money. Mostly what they want to do is see their kids.”
Over the past five years, Mahoney has introduced bills to change the law. His legislation has included an exception for victims of domestic violence, but advocates for battered women remain unconvinced.
Last year, Mahoney proposed a study group to look at the effect of changing the law. Mahoney’s bill passed last spring after Rep. Michael Paymar (DFL-St. Paul) tacked it onto another piece of legislation.
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