Three Things, a Father Should Know when Fighting for Child Custody!

For as long as anyone can remember, the court system has been very biased when it comes to child custody. And it usually falls in the mothers favor. But many fathers have lost a child custody battle, simply because they didn't take the time to learn how the court system works. Or should I say, works against them.

Studies show, that fathers can be their own worst enemy in a child custody battle, because this is one time, when a man thinks with his emotions rather than logic. Women tend to be more vicious right from the beginning, and waste no time in finding out what they need to do, to win custody and acquire child-support. They learn quickly, that by making a bunch of crazy and in most cases, untrue allegations against the father, such as claiming some sort of child abuse, or that the father is a drug addict or alcoholic, and of course their favorite, The battered wife syndrome. The judge, will almost always allow the mother to have at least temporary custody.

This is when the attorneys usually start planning their strategy, and playing games with the court system. Not to mention with your emotions. A lawyer knows, the courts will always look out for the child's best interest first. And will do their best to keep the child as stable as possible in such a traumatic situation. And by keeping them in one particular household or primary residence, this will give the child more stability.

This clever little move, will work against the father later on because now, the child has established a so-called stable environment with the mother. And makes it nearly impossible for the father to convince the judge to uproot the children once again, in which case, means the father is almost certain not to get primary custody. The courts look at this like, let a sleeping dog lie. Even if in reality, the father is a better parent or role model for the child. In most cases, Mothers seem to have all the rights. And fathers just become weekend dads, and are ordered to pay astronomical amounts of child support. And in many cases, these payments are far beyond the father's financial ability to pay.