In divorce cases, child custody and child support (its possible financial corollary) have, traditionally, been skewed heavily in the mother\u2019s favor. But changing legal doctrines, social mores and economic factors have been changing the balance. <\/p>\n
Statistics from recent decades show that women were consistently awarded custody of children from 1993 through 2007 \u2014 83 percent to 85 percent of mothers won custody of their children during that period, while only 15 percent to 17 percent of fathers won custody. Over the same 15 years, 57 percent to 64 percent of mothers who won custody of their children were awarded child support, while only 36 percent to 40 percent of fathers who won custody of their children also were granted child support.<\/p>\n
However, more men and fathers have now begun to win their cases. <\/p>\n
The equal rights movement and society\u2019s changing attitude toward the role fathers play in child-rearing have improved the chances (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In divorce cases, child custody and child support (its possible financial corollary) have, traditionally, been skewed heavily in the mother\u2019s favor. But changing legal doctrines, social mores and economic factors have been changing the balance. Statistics from recent decades show…<\/span><\/p>\n