They believe the children are at risk of being physically harmed by the abuser and the abused women can be in danger by joint custody agreements the court has ordered. Advocates for women believe that the abusers should not receive custody of the children. “Second, the advocates for father’s rights argue that fathers have the right to custody of their children, and that children benefit from contact with their father after a divorce (Levin 1999-2000)”. In the event that domestic violence occurs in the family, children’s best interest is often lost due to the mother and father’s rights. “Amy Levin proposed two options that would help safeguard the children’s interest in child custody and visitation cases involving domestic violence (Levin
