Women today have equal opportunities in the workplace. In many families both mothers and fathers, pursue careers. Fathers today have larger roles in their children’s lives and in their home environment than in previous generations.
Child Custody and Father’s Rights Issues
Children have 2 parents. Each of them can seek custody of their children. Courts have difficulty in making decisions as to who is the superior custodial parent. In situations where fathers are not married to the mothers, it is even more complicated than when the parties are married. In previous generations father’s rights were ignored. Today fathers have equal rights for custody of their children. New York Courts today determine which parent receives custody based on what is in the child’s or children’s best interests. Unfortunately, fathers are sometimes in the Family Court considered to be second thoughts in custody cases situations.
Child Custody and Visitation
Child custody arrangements should be set up in a manner that magnifies a father’s life situation with his child or children. Even if the father does not seek to be primary residential custodial parent, it is often in the father’s best interests to have a joint custody situation with regard to the parties’ child or children. Fathers should be entitled to spend time with their child or children to enrich their child’s or children’s lives. The child’s or children’s happiness and well being sometimes will depend on the outcome of child custody cases. It is therefore important for fathers to choose aggressive knowledgeable attorneys when they seek custody or liberal visitation with their child or children.
Elliot S. Schlissel, Esq. is a divorce lawyer representing men and women throughout the Metropolitan New York area. He can be reached at Elliot@sdnylaw.com or 800-344-6431.
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