Over the last four years, the number of fathers who have won custody has increased dramatically. Which means that the number of mothers who have lost custody has likewise increased dramatically. You only need to search the 'Net to see the many, many support groups and forums and information for Dads to help them gain custody, and yet there is very little for moms fighting for their children. Many of us cannot afford attorneys, and I hope that you will find some help here should you decide to fight the good battle all by yourself. However, when you get right down to it, it's not really the men, it's the money.
Men still earn far more then females do, thus they can afford better legal representation.
A mom who has stayed home to raise her young children rarely has the financial resources for an attorney, and unless she educates herself to become practically a home-made paralegal, she is doomed to accept whatever scraps the legal system hands her. Their Mother Was Dead. This Alienated Birth Moms site is owned by A Great Mom .