Gaining Custody For Fathers Is Still An Uphill Battle
Although there has been a wide increase in successful movements which have aimed towards removing the gender-based factor which is taking into consideration with child custody, it is clear that there is still a large gap between the number of mothers who are given child custody when compared to the number of fathers who are given child custody.
In California, the courts no longer base anything off of the presumption that children will have a better way of living when they are with their mother. From the public point of view, it is clear that fathers have a harder time getting custody of their child than mothers. It's important that you know the current state of the law and that you hire …show more content…
Even though statistics show that in the recent years custody cases are more commonly resulting in shared custody, mothers are still being given the primary custody of their children rather than the fathers. With that in mind, around two-thirds of these cases result in the mother having primary custody over the children whereas only between 8% and 14% of these cases result in the father having the primary custody of the children.
In order for us to fully understand the success rate of the father having full custody, we have to look closer to these statistics. According to the statistics Divorce Peers have gathered, a large majority of these cases are not taken to court but instead discussed between the parents themselves, which helps elaborate on the disparity of some of the custody cases.
If you are the father of a child and you are involved in one of these child custody cases, you may think that instead of spending all of these legal fees only to lose the case simply due to the fact that you think the court will by default award the mother-child custody, you may be wrong. California courts take the time to consider the best interest of the child, or children, who are involved. This includes a range of things, such as looking into who their main guardian as well examining the bonds between the child and each parent. Above this, they also look into the relationship between the child and each parent, which is
Although there has been a wide increase in successful movements which have aimed towards removing the gender-based factor which is taking into consideration with child custody, it is clear that there is still a large gap between the number of mothers who are given child custody when compared to the number of fathers who are given child custody.
In California, the courts no longer base anything off of the presumption that children will have a better way of living when they are with their mother. From the public point of view, it is clear that fathers have a harder time getting custody of their child than mothers. It's important that you know the current state of the law and that you hire …show more content…
Even though statistics show that in the recent years custody cases are more commonly resulting in shared custody, mothers are still being given the primary custody of their children rather than the fathers. With that in mind, around two-thirds of these cases result in the mother having primary custody over the children whereas only between 8% and 14% of these cases result in the father having the primary custody of the children.
In order for us to fully understand the success rate of the father having full custody, we have to look closer to these statistics. According to the statistics Divorce Peers have gathered, a large majority of these cases are not taken to court but instead discussed between the parents themselves, which helps elaborate on the disparity of some of the custody cases.
If you are the father of a child and you are involved in one of these child custody cases, you may think that instead of spending all of these legal fees only to lose the case simply due to the fact that you think the court will by default award the mother-child custody, you may be wrong. California courts take the time to consider the best interest of the child, or children, who are involved. This includes a range of things, such as looking into who their main guardian as well examining the bonds between the child and each parent. Above this, they also look into the relationship between the child and each parent, which is