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In divorce, should the father have equal custody rights to his children?
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| Yes | 87% | 2371 votes | Total: 2737 votes | |
| No | 13% | 366 votes |
Yes
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Created on: June 24, 2009 Last Updated: June 26, 2009
Yes, fathers should have equal custody. The first reason is that by not giving a father custody rights,
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Created on: February 15, 2008
All children have a right to have both parents in their lives as far as is realistically possible. It
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Created on: November 01, 2008
Divorce is a painful process for everyone concerned. Whether fathers should have equal custody afterwards
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Created on: July 26, 2007 Last Updated: July 20, 2010
A loving father that has no history of improper behavior should have equal custody. Fathers play an
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by Paul Elam
Created on: January 26, 2009 Last Updated: April 19, 2009
It is in one way ironic that we put troubled families into the hands of lawyers; the one profession
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by Kim Russell
Created on: November 07, 2009 Last Updated: November 09, 2009
Of course, fathers have equal rights to their children. But the wording of the question itself just
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by Becky Benson
Created on: August 30, 2007
Yes! Yes! Yes! How can this even be a debate? As if the importance of the father-child relationship
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Created on: November 12, 2008 Last Updated: May 05, 2010
I say yes only on the presumption that the father in question is a good father who not only loves his
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by Suzi George
Created on: April 03, 2009
Divorce is hard on all parties involved and oftentimes, it's more difficult on the father than people
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by Gary Maclean
Created on: January 10, 2009 Last Updated: February 10, 2012
I read recently that "Divorce and custody are two of the most terrifyng words in the English language."
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Created on: September 02, 2009 Last Updated: September 04, 2009
In divorce, should the father have equal custody rights to his children?
A father should have the same
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Created on: September 02, 2009
Divorce is a traumatic event that forever alters the life of a child. Whatever means available to make
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Created on: May 24, 2009 Last Updated: September 08, 2009
In divorce, should the father have equal custody rights to his children? This is a debatable question
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by R.A. Scott
Created on: April 03, 2009 Last Updated: August 20, 2009
Divorces can be rough things to navigate through and often emotions take the place of rational thought.
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Created on: March 25, 2008
Without a doubt both parents should have equal rights in custody cases because every situation is different.
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by ShonaM
Created on: August 05, 2007
Why should the mother automatically get preference when deciding custody of a child? Surely the most
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Created on: November 19, 2009 Last Updated: November 20, 2009
It is said that many states favor the mother in child custody cases. The mindset has always been that
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Created on: July 06, 2008
Yes, fathers should be in the running for equal custody. In my own marriage my wife and I have twins
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Created on: December 01, 2008 Last Updated: February 23, 2010
When a marriage ends more times than not it is simply due to the fact that a couple has found that they
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by Faith Tempo
Created on: August 02, 2007
The question at face value? Absolutely yes. It's interesting, too. I notice a lot of writings that qualify
No
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Created on: October 24, 2008 Last Updated: May 14, 2012
This is a complex question and deserves of serious debate. Under the right circumstances and in
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Created on: April 02, 2008
When asking if fathers should have "equal custody rights" in a divorce situation, one must clarify exactly
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by Rebecca K.
Created on: August 10, 2009 Last Updated: August 11, 2009
Divorce is a messy situation many times. Spouses are arguing over splitting of property and anger is
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Created on: January 05, 2008 Last Updated: February 23, 2010
Divorce is hard enough as it is without having the couple fight over custody of the children. If the
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by David Brown
Created on: January 27, 2009
Divorce or Family Law is a very complex area of the law. There are so many variables involved, that
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Created on: January 16, 2009
Men who are divorced should not share equal custody in caring for the children. The children are the
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by Mike Faulk
Created on: September 20, 2009
As a single father with sole custody of my two sons, I must admit I had to think about this question.
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Created on: September 12, 2009 Last Updated: September 13, 2009
Any reasonable and fair person should believe that father's and mother's are both entitled to custody
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by Tony Jones
Created on: July 15, 2008
Equal custody or equal access? Being the product of a divorced family I can readily attest that few
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Created on: June 20, 2009
In a divorce, it's important to remember that the children will be hurt more than either parent can
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Created on: March 02, 2008
After fighting the emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of a husband for many years, a woman finally
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Created on: January 29, 2008
SHOULD THE FATHER HAVE RIGHTS TOO?
One would typically think that a father should have equal custody
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Created on: April 29, 2008
My ex beat me emotionally and physically and then he used his parent's monetary influence to gain custody
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by Carole Ligi
Created on: June 19, 2009
In ideal cases, yes the father should have equal custody rights to his children. Again, in the
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Created on: April 20, 2008
The question should always be, "what is in the best interest of the child." No parent, mother or father,
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Created on: January 02, 2008
No, fathers should not have equal custody rights to his children. There are two sides to every story.
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by T. Pendaren
Created on: May 22, 2009 Last Updated: May 23, 2009
Yes, children need a male influence in their lives to grow up as complete human beings but that male
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by Narnie
Created on: February 10, 2008
In one word "no". Why should they? Many will argue my viewpoint is blunt and direct and may even believe
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Created on: August 05, 2007
Actually in Divorce in some cases the Father should have sole custody rights to his children.
Why is
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