Fathers getting custody in devorces

The of divorce is never one that has been taken lightly . After all , there is no reason to consider divorce as something that is beneficial to society much less beneficial to its most basic structure which is the family . A divorce , while technically and legally speaking only separates the bond between husband and wife has other effects such as the dissolution of the family and the degradation of family bonds (Child Support Arrears Fathers ' Rights 1 . Several studies that have been conducted have shown that perhaps one of the most detrimental effects of

divorces is the fact that the children who are involved are not able to grow up with the benefit of a solid and supporting family and as such have a higher tendency to resort to crime and exhibit anti-social behavior (In the Best Interest of the Child 1

It is clear that the best way to counter the ill effects of divorce is by creating a situation whereby the children are able to grow up with the benefit of having not only financial but also moral support from both parents . This , however , is not always the case as the problem of custody has always been a heated one . It has been argued that because of the motherhood instincts of women they are the better parent to have custody over the children . There is reason to believe , however , that in the absence of the ideal situation of having both parents sharing joint custody the father is the better parent to have custody over the children

It is true that there have been arguments and studies that tend to show to a certain degree that fathers may not be the best parent to give custody over the children to yet recent findings have shown that the father may perhaps be the better parent in custody cases (In the Best Interest of the Child 1 . It is important to remember , however , that this is not an absolute rule and that certain exceptions may exists under different circumstances

In arguing that the father should get custody over the children in divorces , it is important to first dwell on the historical and traditional roles of parents in the family and how this has changed due to the empowerment of women and the changing lifestyles of the 21st century . Traditionally , the family structure was a hierarchical . The father , as the head of the family , was tasked with providing for the family and making the important decisions for the rest of the family (Child Support Arrears Fathers ' Rights 1 . The mother , as the caretaker , was in charge of attending to the daily tasks of the household such as making sure there was dinner for the family or cleaning up and also primarily rearing the children . As the children would grow up , these traditional roles played by their parents would act as their guide on how they would structure their own respective families and on the roles that they had to play (Child Support...