War on Mothers

"The problem in the custody court system is the 3.8% of contested cases that require a full trial and often much more. Many court professionals have been misinformed to treat these as “high conflict” cases. They assume that the cases involve two parents who are angry with each other and act out in ways that hurt the children. In reality a large majority of these cases are domestic violence cases in which the worst abusers who often had little involvement in the care of the children during the relationship but seek custody to regain control over their victims when they try to leave. As a result of misunderstanding the nature of these cases, courts routinely pressure the parents to cooperate and assume the children need both parents equally. This results in pressuring mothers to cooperate with their abusers instead of pressuring the abusers to stop their abuse if they want a relationship with the children. Many other flawed practices result in outcomes that result in the mostly abusive fathers gaining custody. So when courts have to decide custody they mostly favor fathers despite the history of abuse and limited child care. These decisions are based on the rights of the father instead of the well-being of the children."  -Barry Goldstein

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