Complete 11 pages APA formatted article: Prejudice against Men in Custodial Cases.

Complete 11 pages APA formatted article: Prejudice against Men in Custodial Cases. Social roles have continually changed to accommodate equity in family matters including children nurturing, making it an equal right for both parents to gain custody of the children. Children need both parents equally when growing up, therefore, custody should not appear biased against one parent. Thesis statement: fathers have always fought for custodial rights on their children for better nurturing but the court systems seem to have some bias against them, despite there being an equal chance for either of the parents. It is a psychological condition affecting men when they lose the custodial rights, just as it is for women.

Custodial cases usually begin by filing a court order that is meant to demonstrate cause for asking for custodial rights by one of the parents. When the motion filing is done, the court determines if all other channels have been explored for an alternative dispute resolution. If the court is satisfied, the parent filing the order is advised to furnish the other parent with the notice about the same and a reply of the filing completed. Depending on the nature of the conflict, the court may decide to apply mediation or the full court process, where evaluation and trial are involved. The initial order is usually temporary, pending the court’s determination on whether to use mediation for resolution or the full trial, which effectively converts the order to a permanent one. The court hearings then begin where the court determines the case in a number of settings which could be spread out over some months. The evidence is adduced in court for purposes of deciding the nature of rights and obligations, for instance, custody, that will bind both parents in the child upbringing.&nbsp. &nbsp.

According to Johnston and Stewart, where there is a dispute in a relationship resulting in separation or divorce, the parents have an option of solving the custody on their own or go to court. Where the court process is preferred, the court takes the age of the child into consideration to offer the appropriate type of custody. Where the child is or children are very young, the judge determines which parent is preferred and that the children feel closely attached to.