It's assumed that men make more money than women, despite US census figures showing that 29 percent of married women make more money than their husbands. In California, according to the California Department of Social Services, just 3 percent of those parents who are awarded both sole custody and child support are men. More and more studies show, Fathers' Rights advocates point out, that children need both parents' presence in their lives. It's pretty easy for a mother who doesn't want her kids spending time with dad to block visitation, says Bennett. That takes time, money and the will to engage in yet another legal battle.
Joint custody has to be enforced.
The mother is going to get custody unless she's found to be an unfit parent. Salinas CPA Louis Frizzel was awarded sole custody of his two sons six years ago. He believes that's because his ex-wife, who had sole custody previously, wanted to separate the siblings, keeping one and sending the other to live with his father. Frizzel wanted to keep the boys together. But their mother thinks I've stolen them from her.