Not exact matches
However, if you're a
father trying to
win child custody, you may wonder if your gender could impact your case, especially given the past practice of mothers seemingly having a measurable advantage in family courts across the nation.
A
father who wants to
win full
custody rights of a
child should be aware that courts will often offer generous visitation rights to the
child's mother, as a relationship with both parents is considered to be in the
child's best interests.
It is rare for
fathers to
win sole
custody of a
child already being raised by the mother.
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fathers rights tactics and documents that have actually
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So how does a
father successfully
win custody of the
children?
Even if you
win sole
custody, a court will usually grant the
child's
father visitation rights, unless it determines that to do so would be injurious to the
child.
To
win sole physical and legal
custody, you must show the court that awarding you
custody is in the best interests of your
child due to factors such as your existing relationship with the
child; stability of the home life you provide; inability of the
father to meet the
child's needs;
father's lack of involvement in the
child's life;
father's failure to financially support the
child;
father's violent behavior toward you or the
child; or
father's substance abuse issues.
No matter which parent
wins primary physical
custody, a
father may balk at allowing his
child to be renamed with that of his ex-spouse or a new stepfather.
For example, one parent may use
custody as a cynical bargaining chip, such as a
father in a divorce who has no realistic chance of
winning custody (and even no real interest in having the
children live with him) threatening to sue for
custody because he knows it may prompt the mother to negotiate away some of her financial rights.
The broader statements by Professor Meier and other commentators (e.g., about rates of domestic violence in
custody litigation, rates at which those alleged to have committed abuse
win custody, and who poses greater risks to
children) refer — at most — to litigants for
custody — at most 20 % of divorcing
fathers.
Some
fathers trying to
win custody of their
children may be confronted with archaic statutes that preference maternal rights and leave
fathers wondering if
child custody laws are biased against them.
In the mid-1980's, Richard Gardner, a
child psychiatrist who testified in
custody disputes, coined the term Parental Alienation Syndrome to explain why many cases of alleged
child sexual abuse against
fathers were actually the result of the
child being purposely alienated against the
father by the mother, to
win an advantage in court.
Equal shared parenting as a default in
custody disputes is the logical and ethical choice: a
win -
win for
fathers, for
children and the nation.
Fathers who wish to
win child custody should prepare to present themselves as the better parent without coming across to the judge as bashing the other parent or attempting to limit the
child's relationship with her.
like «Divorce Full Force: The Guide for Guys» and «Your Civil War: A
Father's Guide to
Winning Child Custody.»
Here are some considerations for
fathers who hope to
win child custody.
A
father should maintain an accurate visitation schedule record to help
win child custody.
[3] See Joan Zorza, Protecting the
Children in
Custody Disputes When One Parent Abuses the Other, 29 Clearinghouse Rev. 1113, 1117, 1119 (1996)[hereinafter Zorza, Protecting the Children](noting that batterers are more likely than non-batterers to seek custody and that fathers who actually seek custody win sole or joint custody 70 % of the
Custody Disputes When One Parent Abuses the Other, 29 Clearinghouse Rev. 1113, 1117, 1119 (1996)[hereinafter Zorza, Protecting the
Children](noting that batterers are more likely than non-batterers to seek
custody and that fathers who actually seek custody win sole or joint custody 70 % of the
custody and that
fathers who actually seek
custody win sole or joint custody 70 % of the
custody win sole or joint
custody 70 % of the
custody 70 % of the time).