Shioji v. Shioji

I dissent. Today, nearly one-quarter of the nation’s families are headed by single parents. Statistical Abstract of the United States 1985, at 46. Given the current divorce rate, that figure is expected to increase — perhaps even double — in the near future. These figures mean that an ever-increasing number of children will become the primary casualties on the domestic battlefield. Courts are entrusted with exceptional powers over the children of divorced parents, and our child custody decisions have the effect of setting social policy for a large segment of the population. Therefore, it is…