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| Yes | 88% | 1132 votes | Total: 1285 votes | |
| No | 12% | 153 votes |
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All children have a right to have both parents in their lives as far as is realistically possible. It seems that more and more the father's rights to be part of his children's l...read more
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Yes I do believe that a father should have the same rights as the mother. The children need both mother and father in their lives. It is hard enough on a child to watch their mo...read more
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A loving father that has no history of improper behavior should have equal custody. However the CHILDREN of divorce should have rights, also. Divorced couples sharing joint cu...read more
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by Brandy Fee
Decades ago, fathers were considered the owners of their children. When there was a divorce, which was rare, the father kept the children, the property, and anything else that ...read more
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by Erin Knight
There is no doubt that fathers should have equal custody rights to their children. They were equally responsible for creating the children, so they should have equal rights in r...read more
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by Candy Jules
This is another one of those articles that should have a Both to it. We have responsible, loving fathers, and then there's the dead beat dads. After all of the indifference'...read more
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by Faith Tempo
The question at face value? Absolutely yes. It's interesting, too. I notice a lot of writings that qualify the yes or no. If we were asking if a woman should have equal cust...read more
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by Clare Callow
Divorce is a terrible, stressful time for every member of the family, be they parents, children or broader family. Be in no doubt: a divorce will have a negative impact on the c...read more
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Yes, fathers should be in the running for equal custody. In my own marriage my wife and I have twins and I'm an equal partner and influence on their well being. We both work a...read more
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by Peter S. Ng
My response to the question of a father's equal custody rights is a yes. My arguments are plain and simple. The court/judge should decide what is in the best interest of the ki...read more
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by betty warner
The mother, father, and children constitute the family in a marriage. Each parent is equally responsible for the care of the children. We as a society have put defined obligat...read more
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What is it about a divorce that makes us question which parent should have custody rights? Are we just continuing to follow the past norms of society, or is there foolproof fact...read more
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by Tia Malak
Should a father have equal custody rights to his children after a divorce? Of course ...why not? The mere fact that this is even a question in our society "the land of the free ...read more
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He gets the boat, she gets the car and the station wagon, but who gets the kids? Children of divorce are often reduced to nothing more than mere obstacles to be bartered or tro...read more
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by Anita Carter
Father's Rights Divorce is never easy. But to a child, it is the end of the world. Especially, when both parents are truly loving to him or her. But if that child had t...read more
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Without a doubt both parents should have equal rights in custody cases because every situation is different. Not all mothers are good for their children. Not all fathers are goo...read more
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There has long been an inequality in the justice system with regard to a father being able to obtain custody rights to his children. I believe that a mother and father should h...read more
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Let me start out by saying that being a mother I would like to say no for purely selfish reasons. When this comes up I have to take a step back and look at the big picture. B...read more
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by Becky Benson
Yes! Yes! Yes! How can this even be a debate? As if the importance of the father-child relationship is any less valuable to that of the mother-child relationship. Of course t...read more
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by BT Cassidy
To say that a father figure is less important figure in a child's life is a determination that can only be made with all the contextual information; it should be considered this...read more
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The question should always be, "what is in the best interest of the child." No parent, mother or father, should have "automatic" custody rights to their children in a divorce p...read more
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SHOULD THE FATHER HAVE RIGHTS TOO? One would typically think that a father should have equal custody rights to their children after a divorce. It is hard to answer this quest...read more
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When asking if fathers should have "equal custody rights" in a divorce situation, one must clarify exactly what "equal custody rights" means. If it means that under any custo...read more
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by Tony Jones
Equal custody or equal access? Being the product of a divorced family I can readily attest that few newly divorced fathers are ready for the level of commitment young children ...read more
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My ex beat me emotionally and physically and then he used his parent's monetary influence to gain custody of my precious little girl. This is a man who had beaten and abused ot...read more
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by Phil Hill
Not necessarily. But before all dads have a pop at me, hear me out. I would also say that mothers should not necessarily have custody of children. It is something that should de...read more
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by Teresa Watts
The issue should not be about equal rights for the parents. It should be determined solely by the competency of both parties, and what is best for the children. Thankfully, I ...read more
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In divorce should the father have equal custody rights to his children? When we look at the topic rather superficially, we will come up with an answer instantaneously, since al...read more
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No, fathers should not have equal custody rights to his children. There are two sides to every story. Men should have equal legal rights to his children, but not equal physica...read more
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Concerning a case that has to deal with Mother, Father, and child or children I don't think a Father should have equal custody over his kids. Only good fathers should have equal...read more
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Divorce can be tragic and devastating to a child's life. To many children, it's the end to the only way of life they knew. Dad and Mom. The unity of the family they that made...read more
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by Mysriannah
In one word "no". Why should they? Many will argue my viewpoint is blunt and direct and may even believe I have no perception of how a father may feel being denied equal custody...read more
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Mothers are the nurturing parents. Fathers tend not to be as nurturing as mothers and mostly because women are preprogrammed with the mothering instincts that fathers simply do...read more
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After fighting the emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of a husband for many years, a woman finally has the courage to leave. She takes their abused children and files a prot...read more
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As a divorced mom of two children, I am in the middle of a custody battle yet again. I battled with my ex-husband for 15 months during our divorce proceedings to have primary ph...read more
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by Sweetsmile
I know it very clearly that the main point of contention in most divorce cases is usually custody rights. Emotionally and logically, I agree that the father and the mother shou...read more
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I don't believe that either parent should always have equal custody of their children. Some individuals are just unfit to become parents, as harsh as this may sound. However, ...read more
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Actually in Divorce in some cases the Father should have sole custody rights to his children. Why is it that so many articles are tailored towards the children being left in ...read more
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by Kathy Scott
If a man has been a good father to his children and has divorced because he and his wife can no longer remain married just because of growing apart over the years then there sho...read more
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by Daniel Tedja
The simple answer would be : no and subject to the condition of the father itself. Should the father is consider not suitable to be a father, then I do not see any reason for hi...read more
