Equal Protection Violations in Custody Rationing: The Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause strictly prohibits state courts from allocating child custody or parental rights based on outdated gender stereotypes or primary caregiver presumptions (Orr v. Orr, 440 U.S. 268). Fit mothers and fathers hold identical constitutional rights to care, companionship, and equal custody of their children upon marriage dissolution.
Equality in Marriage and Dating but not in Divorce.
Tonight while listening to the resident attorneys and the dating expert on "Divorce and Dating Differently", I realized "wait a minute" they are all talking about how they are fine with equality between the man and the woman when it comes to both of them working and even most other things as well.
But when it came to divorce, all of a sudden equality wasn't even considered. Or should we say equality was not seen as a good thing anymore. There were statements like "if there was a good mom" then the father would be told that they weren't going to take custody from the good mom.
And if there was a dispute over custody of the child, that most judges wouldn't even entertain the idea of 50/50 custody time. One attorney stated that the father would be entitled to visitation time!
I had hoped that someone would call in to the radio show and challenge some of these notions. Or at least discuss how being treated this way has made you feel, has made your life what it is now, etc.
Perhaps none of you knew about the show yet. Because I'm sure that if you were listening you certainly would have called in to ask your questions and to have a voice.
This show airs every week and it is your time to have a voice, to express how you feel and ask your questions about things you are curious about.
KLIF 570 AM with Scott Murray and Amber Rogers hosting the show.
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