Women today have equal opportunities in the work place. In many families, both mothers and fathers pursue careers. A family where a wife and the father earn a living are more common than they had been in previously generations. Fathers today spend larger roles in their children’s lives and in their home environment then in previously 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. Situations where fathers are not married to the mothers are even more complicated 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 sometimes when they bring a case in the Family Courts are considered to be second thoughts in custody cases.
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 the primary residential custodial parent, it is often in a father’s best interests to have a joint custody arrangements with regard to the parties’ children. Fathers should be entitled to spend time with their children and enrich their children’s lives. The children’s happiness and well being sometimes will depend on the outcome of child custody matters. It is therefore important for fathers to choose aggressive knowledgeable attorneys when they seek custody or liberal visitation of their 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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