The right to be treated as an interested and
affected person and not as a pawn, possession, or either or chattel of either or both
parents.
The right to grow to maturity as a competent, responsible citizen.
The right to the affection, care, discipline and protection of both
parents.
The right to know both parents, and to have the benefit of each
parent's love and guidance.
The right to a positive and constructive relationship with both
parents, with neither parent to be permitted to degrade or downgrade the other in the mind
of the child.
The right to have moral and ethical values developed by precept and
practices and have limits set for behavior,so that the child, early in life, may develop
self-discipline and self control.
The right to the most adequate level of economic support that can be
provided by the best efforts of both parents.
The right to the same opportunities for education that the child
would have had if the family unit had not been broken.
The right to the periodic review of custodial arrangements and child
support of the child may have.
The right to the recognition that children involved in divorce are
always disadvantaged parties, and that the law must take affirmative steps to preserve
their welfare and protect their interests.