As a Dallas divorce lawyer, I am often asked whether court’s still presume that custody of a child should go to the mother as opposed to the father. The short answer is no. Courts are not permitted to consider the gender of the parent (or the child) in making decisions regarding custody. Generally the best interests of the child are the primary considerations the court assesses in determining custody issues.
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Gender Differences
Married men = higher income.
I recently came across an article on Time Magazine’s website that was pretty interesting. According to a study completed by the Pew Research Center, married men have a 60% higher income than they did in 1970, whereas unmarried men only experiences an increase of 16% in income.
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Custody Battle: Dad’s Story
But now, dads are fighting back, demanding custody where custody’s due. Their motivation is simple: “I wanted to have kids. I wanted to have the family,” says Oshman, who ended up getting joint custody of his three girls. To him, divorce “didn’t mean I should have to give up my family.”…
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More Fathers Are Getting Custody In Divorce
Not long ago, men usually paid the child support and doled out the alimony. Moms (working or not) almost always got the kids in messy divorce wars. Years of changing diapers, wiping noses and kissing boo-boos gave them the edge. But now the tide is turning.
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