Children whose parents are separating and sharing custody
may currently be forced to breathe secondhand smoke in one
of their parents' home or car. This can be stopped by the
courts during a divorce or custody hearing. A good attorney
(and parent) can insist that their child be kept in a
totally smoke free environment. This should include a
requirement that the child not be forced to ride in a car,
or stay in a home or business if smoking is allowed in
those places at any time.
After all smoking ends, it takes at least two weeks for the
smoke in a car, home and business to completely leave those
areas. It is not good enough for the smoking parent to
simply not smoke in their car, home or business while their
child is with them. To protect their child’s health
they should never be allowed to smoke in those places.
By clicking on the following files you
can see a lot more information about how and why to protect
children from secondhand smoke.