If you're a father contemplating a divorce, stay married. That's the advice of a growing number of fathers' groups. There's no rationality for it, just prejudice. But there's also no good state for a father to be divorced. Because the mother is most commonly the parent who has been providing daily care, she tends to get custody.
Couples are often under the conception that when they divorce, they're done with their ex-spouse.
But, especially if you have children your relationship has just entered a new phase. You have to find a way to get along, otherwise your're hurting your Child. Stowell's relationship with his ex-wife has developed into a friendly one, and the new blended family gets along well now, he said. According to Karls of DADS, when a man wins custody of his children, three out of four times it's because the mother doesn't want the children - or is in prison. DADS members are angry that with welfare reform, child support payments are applied against welfare grants.