Gender Discrepancies an Disparities in Family Court

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to gather information and statistics, as well as to investigate the relationships between male and female dynamics in family court. More specifically, child custody discrepancies towards fathers. Data were gathered through research of statistical and evaluative articles on the subject of gender dynamics and its effects of divorce results. A special focus on disparities and asymmetries between mothers and fathers in relation to their children is considered due to the findings which suggest that over 79.9% of the parents awarded custody are the mothers, not the fathers of the children. There have been historical legal clauses that have discriminated against fathers, in favor of the mother. These practices have had a rippling effect showcased in today’s modern day family court rulings and proceeding with the statistics varying this out in alarming rate. Although the asymmetries are in full display, not much has been done to mitigate the outcomes. In this article we try analyzing the different variables and equation surrounding the family court system and its outcomes, with supporting evidence of prior findings.