launched the Battered Mothers’ Testimony Project (BMTP) in order to document and apply a human rights analysis to the Massachusetts family court system By using human rights we hoped to raise awareness of the issues and help prompt reform of family court policies and practices in child custody cases involving partner and/or child abuse
for child custody laws based on fairness gender equality and empathy In an era of ever changing gender and parental roles fathers are seeking custody of their children m much greater numbers 3 When custody is not disputed; mothers generally still maintain primary cus-tody Studies show that women retain custody 90 of the time When
children and their mothers I t may be hard to believe that an abusive partner can ever make good on his threat to gain custody of the children from his victim After all he has a history of violent behavior and she almost never does Unfortunately a surprising number of battered women lose custody of their children (e g Saccuzzo & Johnson 2004)
Who Wins Custody Battles: The Effect of Gender Bias mackseyjournal scholasticahq com/api/v1/articles/38965-who-wins-custody-battles-the-effect-of-gender-bias pdf This study analyzes factors that play a role in winning custody battles studies the evidence shows that courts hold higher standards for mothers than
Awarding Custody: The Best Interests of the Child and Other Fictions core ac uk/download/ pdf /72836328 pdf ing process through presumptions in favor of the mother the pri- either case courts make custody decisions on an individual basis
MOTHERS ON TRIAL protectiveparents com/MothersOnTrial-book pdf 5 août 2011 Most people still believe that the courts favor mothers over fathers— and divorces that erupt into wild and bitter custody battles
understanding why mothers can lose child custody in malaysia www uumjls uum edu my/images/Vol12no1Jan2021/1-25 pdf In many cases custody battles may not be the preferred option as in favour of mothers would simplify the task of the courts; in cases