Parenting classes OK.

• Position: STATELINE - Brief article

The Connecticut Supreme Court recently upheld a state law requiring divorcing couples to take parenting courses. The justices ruled the classes do not represent any "intrusion on the parent's decision-making authority" and achieve "a compelling state interest by aiming to maintain familial harmony through a difficult transition." A parent had objected that the law does not consider whether a person already is a good parent and infringed on his...