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i think its sort of like a meeting just inside of a court room. there’s a plaintiff and a defendant. the parents state their problems and why they think they should have custody over the child. then they ask the child a few questions about her parents but her parents can’t be in the room while she’s being interviewed. then they ask the child who would she rather live with and why. then she has to state the reasons she doesn’t want to live with the other parent. since there’s always three sides to a story (the plaintiff’s side) (the defendant’s side) and the truth, in this case there’s four sides because the child can always lie just to get their way and live with the fun parent. the judge analyzes the info she heard and she tells the parents example: “Its a shared custody, Mrs. Scott you will have full custody over the child on the weekdays, Mr. Scott you must have custody over the child on weekends no excuse and you are also going to pay child support to pay for your daughter’s expenses. Mr and Mrs. Scott, I suggest you get those divorce papers signed, meeting adjourned.”

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That fully depends in the included factors.

Were the parents married? Single fathers have no assumed rights to a child.

Were there any allegations of abuse? In 60% of child custody cases the mother will accuse the father of sexually abusing the children.

Were there any allegations of domestic violence? Under the VAW Act, a father who battered the mother of his children, or defended himself when attacked by the violent mother of his children, cannot have custody. Even grabbing her arms to prevent her from scratching him is grounds for denial of custody.

Is there a Guardian Ad Litem? This is a person who represents and speaks for the child in court.

What type of custody is under consideration? Sole, Joint Legal, Joint Physical, or Bird Nest?

What if the father turns out not to be the father of the children? In a Pennsylvania case, the three children were not his, but he still won custody. In a Michigan, he was denied custody of the 15 year old, at which point the mother was awarded 15 years of retroactive child support against the bio-dad, who was 11 when she had sex with him and got pregnant. She was 25 at the time.

Currently, fathers get primary custody in 15% of the cases, but only get child support 1% of the time. Most fathers think they can’t win custody, when in reality, they unknowingly hire attorneys who are unwilling to fight for it.

Personally, I promote Bird Nest Custody.

It should be noted that the original author of the first joint custody laws died this week.

Father Makes Two
Time Magazine
By Margot Roosevelt – Sunday, Nov. 11, 2003

Quote:
“As late as 1971, the Minnesota State Bar Association’s handbook advised lawyers and judges that “except in very rare cases, the father should not have custody of the minor children. He is usually unqualified psychologically and emotionally.” When James Cook, a Los Angeles real estate lobbyist, divorced in 1974 and sought shared custody of his son, “the judge thought it was preposterous,” he recalls. “He told me, ‘I don’t have permission to do it.’” Outraged, Cook and some friends organized the Joint Custody Association and in 1979 pushed through the California legislature the first law encouraging joint custody. All 50 states eventually followed suit…..”