Another victim of the family courts

[psychocandy]

Well in the case when the legal mother is more than content for the dad to have sole custody - and has happily signed all her rights away - he's the biological father.

Plus it's clear he's a loving father providing for his child - and no-one has the slightest concern to the contrary.

In that case, the man would get custody, right ?

Happened to me 45 years ago. And no visitation rights either. Long story.

Probably even rarer then than it is now I would imagine....

[BrilloPad]

I can't be bothered to Google but there was that news story a few months ago where the mother did everything to keep the son from his father including making up stories with no proof and running away with him. Her stupid family even went to prison for her as they helped her on the run.

The judge awarded the father custody of the little boy.

In real life I knew some people now adults whose fathers had custody of them. Not sure what happened but I'm sure extended family pressure was also put on their mothers.

In the "good old days" you could just send the boys round to sort her out.

These days the police and courts take a dim view of that...

[centurian]

Don't be stupid. When would a man ever get custody?

Well in the case when the legal mother is more than content for the dad to have sole custody - and has happily signed all her rights away - he's the biological father.

Plus it's clear he's a loving father providing for his child - and no-one has the slightest concern to the contrary.

In that case, the man would get custody, right ?

Err, no...

Surrogate mother named child's ONLY legal guardian over single father | Daily Mail Online

Okay, it's a bit more complicated (surrogacy) - and the judge did rule according to the letter of the law. I suspect this judgement was expected/made to allow the law itself to be challenged and let common sense be allowed where appropriate.

[SueEllen]

Now there is a point for debate!

I can't be bothered to Google but there was that news story a few months ago where the mother did everything to keep the son from his father including making up stories with no proof and running away with him. Her stupid family even went to prison for her as they helped her on the run.

The judge awarded the father custody of the little boy.

In real life I knew some people now adults whose fathers had custody of them. Not sure what happened but I'm sure extended family pressure was also put on their mothers.

[northernladuk]

When it's a gay couple or the women mental.

Now there is a point for debate!

[SueEllen]

Don't be stupid. When would a man ever get custody?

When it's a gay couple or the women mental.

[GlenW]

Don't be stupid. When would a man ever get custody?

[MicrosoftBob]

Don't be stupid. When would a man ever get custody?

When he has a sex change presumably

[BrilloPad]

Hope you're not suggesting he should get custody

Don't be stupid. When would a man ever get custody?

[AtW]

Thus proving that marriage is far more risky than war. No one needs suffer a costly divorce, simply never get married.

Marriage is a game for two in which both lose...

[MarillionFan]

Hope you're not suggesting he should get custody

[BrilloPad]

Thus proving that marriage is far more risky than war.

No one needs suffer a costly divorce, simply never get married.

He was brain damaged. That probably caused him to get married. The bomb just made it worse.

[NotAllThere]

Not a victim yet. Sanity might prevail. His lawyer has taken the case pro bono, so obviously feels that a success would have wide-ranging implications and perhaps prevent further victims of family law.

[DimPrawn]

Thus proving that marriage is far more risky than war.

No one needs suffer a costly divorce, simply never get married.

[BrilloPad]

Brain damaged war veteran risks losing £1.1 million compensation in divorce battle - Telegraph

Brain damaged war veteran risks losing £1.1 million compensation in divorce battle

Corporal Simon Vaughan, who was left severely brain damaged and unable to walk after a bomb blast in Afghanistan, is involved in a long-running divorce battle over his compensation

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