Questioning practicing attorneys about the structure or results of the divorce industry brings varying responses.  While more judges and attorneys acknowledge the adversarial structure of Family Court is an abomination for citizens and more attorneys are publicly stating their support for shared parenting, there remain those who defend the current system as best.  This group defends their profession by claiming they aren’t just attorneys, but “child advocates”, who would staunchly advocate for systemic change if such would indeed benefit children. 

On September 17th, almost 7 weeks before the North Dakota election, attorney and blogger Robert Franklin stated that the actions of the State Bar Association of North Dakota (SBAND) were “illegal” in their opposition to North Dakota Ballot Measure 6 for Shared Parenting.   The article explained that an opposition group named “Keeping Kids First” had been formed and was using the SBAND’s e-mail domain @sband.com.  Although this claim was easily substantiated (screen capture below), the North Dakota media stayed silent.