Bill's Arena

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Bill's Arena (www.billsarena.com) was started by 14 Year Old Bill Sears in 2006 as a combination of Divorce Support for Kids, by a Kid and a lobbying platform to affect Family Law in the United States and Around the World.

The site became very successful and by May of 2008 was garnering over 500 visitors per day. Bill had spoken to 3 Legislative Committee's in Geogia (House Shared Parenting Committee, House Judiciary Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee) before his 16th birthday. He served as a page for the Georgia Legislature and also for the US House of Representatives.

When the site launched on April 9, 2006 it started from a grass roots effort of linking with divorce support groups around the world. Two Years later it had incoming links totalling over 1500 and was ranked in the top 500,000 sites on the Internet.

February 20, 2007, Bill ran the first Family Law Reform Rally in US History by a minor child. Bill's Walk for Shared Parenting was held at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta and was attended by over 75 people. At that time it was the second largest Family Law Reform Rally in US History. He arranged for speakers for various talking points, created T-Shirts, Brochures and his own speech.

Children and Parents from around the world have contacted the site for support on specific situations regarding parenting children of divorce, extending their support of Bill's Political Efforts and even one that was researching for a college level Masters Thesis. There have been many articles and interviews regarding the site form local News Papers to syndicated articles around the world.

Bill was born in 1991 and participates in a Nationally Recognized Marching Band (Pope High), Jazz Band (Electric Bass), is a good student as well as a strong lobbyist for the rights of children.

He has appeared in People Magazine, Fox Television, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Marietta Daily Journal, The Eureaka California Reporter (First Article Published), Krights Radio and many others. He is a strong advocate of shared parenting and the right of children to have a meaningful relationship with both parents.