Parents and the Custody of Children

Parents and the Custody of Children

In today's world not many couples are staying in their marriages. Over 50% of marriages end up in divorce. Now the problem is what happens to the children? In the olden days courts would decide in favor of the mother without a second thought. But now times are changing and I think the role of primary parent is too. The fathers who, on average, do not have time to spend with the children are taking full responsibility for them. Fathers are beginning to step up to their responsibilities as fathers. They even sometimes replace mothers all together. I believe that courts should decide who the better parent is and then grant them custody of the children. They should not look at the gender of the parent or past cases.

"Feminism gets (most of the) credit" (Casstertori and Eggebeen E16)! This movement started the progression of women into the workforce. Feminists really started making ground in the 1960's and the 1970's. The generation of women who grew up in those years are now married and have children. Some of those mothers are no longer the parent who stays home with the children. They are found to be the other bread winner of the family. In some cases the woman of the house makes a larger amount of money than the man. Mothers have wanted to break free from the standard of staying home with the children and not working. Now they are in the workforce and are helping provide