FAMILY COURT 246 HARRIS COUNTY MANUFACTURES FACTS TO JUSTIFY ITS DECISIONS

Manner in which Men’s Rights Activists derail feminist arguments is alluding to instances in which women supposedly experience privilege. Often, they use the court system – and custody battles in particular – It’s true that mothers are more likely to receive custody of their children in a divorce.

Straight Marriage Struggles The institution of straight marriage perpetuates patriarchal gender roles during marriage as well as during its complement, divorce

. The same unfair assumptions that undermine the tradition of straight marriage are the ones that mire their divorces. Statistically, it appears that the family courts in the United States are biased against fathers. For example, 83% of mothers receive custody of their children in divorces. Additionally, men are awarded less support on average than mothers who are awarded support.

There is also plenty of anecdotal evidence citing situations where mothers were awarded custody in spite of fathers demonstrating interest and potential to provide and care for their children. There are organizations that demonstrate unfair court bias against men with statistics, but they ignore that the outcomes of these institutions are a manifestation of the patriarchy in our very own society.

 Even if the courts are biased, they are not biased because they dislike men. They are biased because they are reflecting the patriarchal notion that men are not meant to be caregivers and that women are not mean to breadwinners. Family court places women unfair positions. They demonize women. Oftentimes, courts make false summations and arguments that simply paint a bad picture of women and destroys any meaningful attempt by parents to make situations better for children.

Saying that all mothers – or even most mothers – who file for divorce want to keep their children from their fathers out of spite with utter disregard for the children’s best interest and relationship is unfair and unfounded. This is also an unfair manifestation of patriarchal gender expectations in marriage – and those expectations are self-imposed. The value should not be placed on fathers’ rights over children’s rights

 There are extenuating circumstances when mothers (and fathers) are not suited to be in their children’s lives. But more often than not, children benefit from having both their mother and their father in the picture.

 Although fathers have the right to be involved in their children’s lives, they also need to put the rights and needs of the children before their own.

In lieu of recent fathers’ rights movements, research has surfaced that demonstrates how the family courts hurt women as well. For example, victims of domestic violence are often characterized as unfit for parenting. So if the bias against fathers is not coming from the court system, where is it coming from? Gender Roles As I mentioned earlier, the majority of these custody agreements are decided outside of a courtroom.

 That means that the gender roles that are perpetuated in straight marriage are translating into divorce, often without the force of law. The truth is: If we are going to equalize straight divorces, we need to equalize straight marriages. Unfortunately, patriarchal gender norms hurt divorce just as much as they hurt marriage.

 Marriages based on equality, lead to better co-parenting after divorce. Family court 246 seem to shape the case and systematically frame hearings to support their forth coming decision prior to the trial. Fathers should pay special attention to defaults. Court 246 seem to work closely with well known attorneys and take advantage of default judgments to change parents positions to favor their rulings.

 Family courts give oral judgment to their preferred attorneys who throw their wish list in written form. If the father is not careful the document becomes the divorce decree and the father is stuck with it. Family court will cause you to have a bad day if you are not careful. The court can be easily used to take revenge on fathers supported by the District Attorney local office. Fathers should be encouraged to contact the District Attorney office in their State. They may not be aware of situations existing in local offices.