He can still be there for them even if he doesn’t have full custody. He can appeal for joint custody ... physically care for them 50% of the time (or more depending on the outcome of the divorce proceedings).
There is no excuse to excuse himself from his obligations to his children just because he ex may be an ass.
I’m hearing a lot of excuses and not much talk about obligations.
BOTH parents have obligations to the children they beget, whether they are married or not. And not just financial obligations. Real time hands-on upbringing obligations as well.
> He can still be there for them even if he doesn’t have full custody. He can appeal for joint custody ... physically care for them 50% of the time (or more depending on the outcome of the divorce proceedings).
I wouldn’t want to second-guess the outcome of their proceedings. If I had to guess, the harlot will make it as difficult as she possibly can for him, using his money to pay for an expensive lawyer to screw him over as best she can.
He’s a really nice bloke and from what I saw he seemed a really good dad. Can’t say I was particularly impressed with the floozy that was once his wife: she always struck me as a cheap moll, and subsequent events have proven this to be the case.
I’ve never gone thru a divorce so I wouldn’t know from first-hand experience. My mates who have invariable complain of a bias in our laws and within family court toward the female and against the male in divorce proceedings.
If that is so, then it is a dam’nable travesty and an ugly state of affairs.
I will be watching his case with interest.
You offer good moral advice but poor legal advice.
Let’s say I get a divorce and I am the father of two daughters. Most likely my wife’s lawyer will tell her to file abuse charges against me.
Well now I will have a restraining order against me until the abuse charges are settled in court. Let’s guess about 6 months to a year before its settled. This is assuming it was only spousal abuse and not child abuse charges.
Ex-wives don’t have to hold up their end of child visitation. they can always claim the abuse or they feel threatened. Another delay for the father.
If the father does the right thing morally and tries to visit the children during the timeframe the restaining order is in effect, he will be considered a lawbreaker in the eyes of the court. The father has now increased his chances to not have joint custody since he can’t follow the rules of the court.
Remember in the eyes of the court, they are only concerned with you fulfilling the monetary obligation. Anything else will get you into trouble and possiblity jail.
I wonder how many kids who went through messy divorcees now see their mothers for the witches they were who kept the fathers from being involved in their children’s lives.