Not exact matches
The maternal presumption that
mothers should automatically
get custody of children in the «tender years» — meaning younger than 7 — also faded.
Legally, fathers have as much
of a chance
of getting child custody as
mothers do.
This book can help any dad understand the ramifications
of a
child custody battle and how to make the process work better for his kids when he tries to
get the
children out
of a toxic environment with their
mother.
But, if you can establish that your son's
mother is unfit for parenthood or is incapable
of taking care
of him, you may be able to
get physical
custody, especially if you can show that you are the
child's «primary caretaker.»
The case winds up in family court,
mother and son fighting each other for
custody, leaving the judge with the authority to decide the girl's fate, Courtroom drama follows, with Frank defended well by his lawyer, Fred Cullen (Glenn Plummer) and opposed by
child welfare authority rep, and we do
get to hear the decision
of the court, allowing us to take sides as well.
I went to court to
get joint physical
custody by able to bring my
child here in Fl for the three months
of summer and holiday and school break while her
mother keeps her for the other nine months
of the year.
Complete reversal
of child custody, specially full
child custody going from the
mother to the father is extremely rare in British Columbia but in this case, not only did the father
get full
child custody and guardianship, he did it while he only had 16 hours
of supervised parenting time with his
children per week.
However, if you and your
child's
mother or father do not
get along or have different views
of what is best for your
child, then you will probably need to work with a
custody lawyer and head to court for the opinion
of a judge.
Traditionally,
mothers have
gotten primary
custody of the
children in divorce cases, even if fathers are seeking to gain more time with their
children.
Being a
mother will not give you a free ticket to
get sole
custody of children in BC.
While you have accepted the «fact that
mothers of children born in Canada
get to decide if those
children will live or die up until the time that
child is born» then you also accept that the law nullifies any rights a unmarried father (common law) may have to legally adopt and / or assume primary
custody of his unborn
child not wanted by the
mother.
It is often easier for
mothers to
get sole physical
custody of very young
children, since courts often award
custody to the parent who has been the
child's primary caregiver.
Mothers are not inherently more likely to
get custody of a
child than fathers, even when the
child is very young (the courts used to call this a
child of «tender years»).
Mother then believes that dad is again abusing
child and she contacts CPS, separates from dad and again there is a period
of about 8 months without contact... I have found absolutely no evidence
of any kind
of abuse (except mom's undying belief about abuse occurring... Other than,
getting the
child a new therapist, a new school, what kind
of recommendations regarding
custody time with dad or even possible
custody change.
Put in a simple way, this means that, all other things being equal, a
mother will
get physical
custody of small
children.
This moves away from previous ideas that the
mother would tend to
get the bulk
of the
child custody, and instead gives the father a much firmer footing in the whole process.
In time,
mothers were allowed to petition the court to
get custody of children where were 7 years old or younger.
However, fathers can not seek
custody until they have proven paternity
of the
child; there is some evidence that fathers may have to work harder than
mothers to
get custody of their
children.
Members
of LW4SP have heard the stories
of the daughter who only
got to «Visit» her Father, the Grandmother who became an «every other weekend Grandma», the Step -
Mother who watches her Step -
Children struggle due to a «
Custody Award», and felt the need to
get involved.
This book can help any dad understand the ramifications
of a
child custody battle and how to make the process work better for his kids when he tries to
get the
children out
of a toxic environment with their
mother.
Legally, fathers have as much
of a chance
of getting child custody as
mothers do.
the
mother in my case is doing all she can to keep me from my
child and keep me from being able to appear in court by trying to
get a change
of venue to more then 300 miles away and
getting a restraining order all without any justification knowing i have a job here and can't possibly travel that far, also she had our 7 month old
child in the courtroom specifically to try to upset me, filing court papers simply to keep a loving parent from their
child should be grounds for
custody to be awarded to the other parent for the single purpose
of establishing witch parent will prevent parental alienation
In 70 %
of the cases the
mother receives
custody of the
children while the father
gets custody only 10 %
of the time.
However, in addition, the examiner should be able to document having accomplished a significant number
of custody decisions that reflect an unbiased record (e.g., the evaluator does not always recommend that the
mother get the
children).
These
mothers are quick to respond that all a father has to do is say she is guilty
of PA / PAS and he will
get custody of the
child whom she was only trying to protect.