03/22/2026
As a therapist in the community, I recognize the importance of a parents role. Iโve also continually seen good hearted step-parents, new partners and other professionalโs unintentionally help alienate children. I encourage everyone, to reflect and evaluate themselves to see if they are helping alienate by mistake. Children need both their parents if they are fit and it can be done in a safe way.
Through the years, I have spoken to many step-parents and professionals that now regret helping the alienator. I am hoping with education and resources we can prevent this from happening.
A few people have reached out recently and asked where we stand with House Bill 1499, my legislation to ensure fairness in custody determinations and protect the rights of children to have equal access to both parents, provided they are willing and fit.
Iโm happy to say momentum hasnโt stopped, and we continue to gather support for support for this important initiative. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ผ-๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐น๐, ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ถ๐
๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐.
Iโm still pushing forward to make 50/50 custody the default for Pennsylvania families, and Iโm constantly encouraged by the growing support from fellow lawmakers who believe in fairness for children and parents alike.
In the very near future, I plan on adding a whole section to my website where you can track the status of House Bill 1499, get answers to frequently asked questions, and watch videos from our historic day in November at the State Capitol where we brought in supporters of this legislation.