[Hodar]

where were the men lobbying against these laws?

Great question. I am unaware of any significant 'mens' movement for any political, legal or custody issue. If they exist, they certainly do not get the press coverage that women's groups currently receive.

[Gabz]

Off the top of my head I do not recall it's name - but there was a group I knew of in Delaware that did get some changes made and kept others from happening.

I'm not sure if it was a Delaware group or a state chapter of a national group.

Just like anything else when it comes to changes in laws, it takes prsistence, and money helps a lot also. Unfortunately as another poster said, most people don't care until it happens to them.

[Orangedog]

I am unaware of any significant 'mens' movement for any political, legal or custody issue. If they exist, they certainly do not get the press coverage that women's groups currently receive.

They exist but anytime a man complains about his treatment in public everyone calls him a deadbeat, manipulater, wife-beater, etc, etc. The message gets through to them pretty loud and clear...pay up and shut up. These groups never grow in size because by the time their kids grow up and the system lets go of them, they just want to get on with whats left of their lives and not be bothered with trying to help change things for the newcomers to the system. Mostly because prior to the divorce, a lot of those newcomers were part of the crowd telling them to just shut up.