Apr
06
Are divorce and laws regarding custodial rights of children fair to women?
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As a part of a women's rights project for history, I have to find evidence on whether or not divorce and laws regarding custodial rights of children are fair to women. I do not know much about divorce laws, but i do know that most of the time the children go to the women. Can you give me some resources to help me decide whether these laws are fair to women?
Thanks in advance!
2 Comments
April 6th, 2009 at 5:02 am
Divorce laws have historically favored women more than men in recent times. A century ago this was not the case. So the laws may be seen to oscillate back and forth. It was traditionally believed men could provide better. This changed in the 20th century to laws which heavily favored women, believing that all children required a mother's influence more than a mans. Recently this has again shifted to a more balanced view of the parties ability to provide and a focus on the best interests of the children.
However, because one factor is which parent has spent the most time with children, this still often results in unfair bias in favor of women, as they are most likely to stay at home with kids in a single working family homes. Additionally, younger children often favor the mother, possible because of this former influence.
Research father custody websites (google) for a lot of information on how the laws work and how fathers continue to often be at a disadvantage.
April 6th, 2009 at 5:09 am
Lots of single dads out there these days.. Including myself. But the main thing is that the kids are with the parent who will love them and follow Gods ways of raising children. Because God made the first marriage and children are lent to us from the Lord.