Yes, well here in NYS, my “hubby” has “joint legal custody” and it’s not worth the paper it’s written on. His ex-wife who is a CPS worker, ironically, decided to simply alienate all three children and the courts looked the other way.
Men, whether married or not, in western civilization have little to no rights in custody matters.
So in reality, no, even if he were married and his ex-WIFE decided to yank the kids and just collect the support, I’m sure she’d be able to do so.
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I’m in the same boat as your “hubby”, joint custody is meaningless but my ex sure enjoys the checks. The Courts could care less about alienation, but there is just no recourse - sucks