Robert Young, Professor of Early Childhood Education

University of North Alabama (UNA)

Florence, Alabama

Robert D. Young testified regarding legal custody arrangements to which he has no expertise. Robert Young admitted that he had never seen either Parent, or the Child, in this particular case.  He had no personal knowledge of the legally fit Parent B, or knowledge of Parent A's repeated attempts to erode the Parent-Child relationship.  Despite those facts, Robert Young was more than liberal with personal opinion how our daughter should live her life.   His comments are contrary to legal opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States with regard to fit parents, and against the Official Policy of the state of Alabama.

Robert Young testified in Court, it is more important for a Child to attend a day care full-time, a day care she had attended part-time since she was 7 seven weeks old, rather than be in the care, custody, and control of a loving fit parent. The Child lived with each of her two fit parents 50% of the time, on a 4-day rotating basis, and had since she was 18 months old. This was due to one parent attempting to thwart the parent-child relationship with the other parent.

Dr. Young is of the opinion that it is more important for a Child to be in day care 35 hours each week, rather than spend 1/2 of that time in the care, custody, and control of her fit Parent. A Parent that read to her, played with her, carried her to spend time with other children (relatives), carried her to the park, and a Parent that did all the things any responsible nurturing Parent would do.

Robert Young's court testimony is clear he does not believe any Child needs each of their two fit parents active in their life.