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How hard did you have to fight to get custody of your child after divorce as a father? What was the biggest problem you faced?

Allow me to start this answer by clearing the air a bit: First, there are many fathers who are clearly unfit fathers but who nonetheless believe the only or the “real” reason they are denied sole or even joint custody…

In our society what shows that we value fathers as parents?

In our society what shows that we value fathers as parents? When it comes to child custody awards (i.e., the award of legal and/or physical custody)? Society values fathers far too little when it comes to child custody awards. I…

After a divorce, should my kids be with me or with the mom?

June 1, 2021

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First, you need to understand that you’re asking the wrong question. Child custody is not a zero-sum game; otherwise stated, when parents divorce, or when unmarried parents separate, where you get the idea that the children must be in the…

Why is it difficult for a father to get child custody?

February 13, 2021

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Why is it difficult for a father to get child custody? Because there is a pernicious and false belief in far too many of the courts (not, notably, in society at large) that generally: mothers are better parents than fathers;…

What does it take to get the court to award custody to the father?

What does it take to get the court to award custody to the father? Either: A) a miracle or B) the mother has to be so clearly an unfit parent that the court cannot both i) award her custody and…

Judge Judy on Family Court

May 25, 2020

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Regardless of whether you may agree with Judge Judy’s values or opinions, the fact is she has attracted our attention as a candid and no no-nonsense legal mind. Did you know TV’s Judge Judy was, before she was on television,…

Yes, there is a bias in favor of mothers in child custody disputes, but not for much longer.

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 I recently saw this post on a child custody Facebook group: If [fathers] want to piss and moan, and whine online about injustice and not being able to see their children, and inequality, that’s great. But…

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How hard did you have to fight to get custody of your child after divorce as a father? What was the biggest problem you faced?

In our society what shows that we value fathers as parents?

After a divorce, should my kids be with me or with the mom?

Why is it difficult for a father to get child custody?

What does it take to get the court to award custody to the father?

Judge Judy on Family Court

Yes, there is a bias in favor of mothers in child custody disputes, but not for much longer.