Family law related divorce cases involving child time-sharing/relocation should be heard and decided on by a jury of peers for the following reasons:
1. No one person (judge) should be able to decide what is appropriate or not appropriate for a child's upbrining and level of involvement with both parents except in cases of abuse and neglect.
2. A judge may in some cases be more prone to bias based upon personal, family and/or divorce experiences resulting in the ignoring of certain facts, laws or other factors that may not be in a child's best interest.
3. Child relocation may have severe emotional impacts on children and parents alike and should be decided by a jury of peers and not one judge.
Example case:
Pinellas County, FL case# 08-010027-FD
UNIFORM CASE NUMBER: 522008DR010027XXF