The Fathering Advisor
"Mutual" Custody?
I am a weeee bit confused on the issue of mutual custody. The Family Courts
in New Rochelle, NY sanctioned a mutual custody decision, with certain
stipulations presented by my wife's attorney. Now a month after my
acceptance of same, none if any of these so called agreements has been
honored. My visitation rights have been blantantly ignored.
The court also chose to disregard the fact that the children were being
abused by their mother. It was the children's attorney who brought this to
the same judge's attention.
I need a more experienced individual with this kind of situation to
give me some advice as to the best course of action. I will be more than
happy to fill in any blank area on this issue if only I can get some form of
help here.
Fathers are discovering that mutual custody and joint custody are often
meaningless terms. Too many judges in the court system still hold to the
traditional idea that raising children is women's work. If you really did
have mutual custody, you would not be begging for the right to
"visit" your children.
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It is not unusual to find such judges are unconcerned about child abuse by
the mother. Let such an allegation be made against the father, however, and
you will often see prompt and harsh "justice."
If you want to save your children from further abuse, your best hope for
help is an experienced and active lawyer who won't settle for a defeat
caused by this judge's behavior.
Visit the FatherMag Forum child-custody pages.
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