While there will always be a majority custody to one party, the onus now falls on the parent who can prove that they are the most responsible and financially well equipped to care for the children, regardless of whether it is the mother or the father.
While most people have the impression that the key to winning custody is hiring a good lawyer, the truth is that the father must first and foremost educate themselves. Most lawyers are familiar with the shift away from giving exclusive rights of the children to the mother, but it is often times hard to find a good attorney to represent the fathers rights in a custody situation. Becoming educated is the father's best chance to assure that the chosen attorney is truly on his side.
If the father does not know his rights how can he protect them in a court of law? He can't. Education on fathers custody rights and court cases supporting fathers right are available in publications designed specifically for fathers.
Many judges understand that not all fathers going through a divorce are mean or negligent, and it is important to present facts to the court to substantiate that the father is an essential part of the life of his children. Also, if the father initiated the divorce proceedings, if he is the majority (or sole) wage earner, and/or if the wife has been shown to be negligent or abusive to the children, odds are strongly in favor that he may be granted majority or even sole custody.
The key for any father in this position is to be level-headed, reasonable, responsible, and know their legal rights. In most cases when a father loses most or all custody of his children it is because he was negligent in one of these fields.
Beware that in some instances false charges of abuse have been filed by the mother against the father in an attempt to sway the court in favor of custody for the mother. There have even been instances where attorneys have recommended the filing of false charges promising instant child support to the mother after filing. If these charges are proven false custody typically goes to the father.
Fathers need to learn the facts and know how to protect themselves in the event that any false charges of any kind are claimed by the opposing parent. Fathers must know their legal rights to they can protect them!
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