family-law court
Are family courts prejudiced against men?
<p>Does family court really hate men and fathers? Seems to be a common thought on the internet.</p>
<p>Is it really true the only right a man has towards his kids is the right to pay for everything?</p>
<p>I really wonder how true this widespread idea is?</p>

<p>Family court does not hate men, but there have been historical biases in the law that were anti-male. The current standard is to not favor one sex over the other, thus a woman could be ordered to pay a man alimony, a man could be granted sole custody of a child, and so on. More likely, both parents would be given shared custody (meaning rights and responsibilities). The one most conspicuous sex-based legal asymmetry has a well-known natural explanation – the difference in assumptions regarding maternity vs. paternity (I don't know of any jurisdiction that has a provision for contesting maternity of a child).</p>
