[View the story "What are fathers' rights?" on Storify ]What are fathers' rights? Storified by AJAMStream · Wed, Sep 18 2013 13:33:04
That's a question a lot of Virginia voters are asking themselves after the term has come up in the upcoming
governor's election .
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The fathers' rights movement says family courts are biased against fathers and that plays a large role in whether or not a child lives with their father, as displayed above.
Courts always think that the mother is the victim sickens me that i have to fight the law to see my own flesh an blood!#FathersRightsPaul
@AJAMStream getting custody, visitations, everything, is a challenge for fathers, when it comes to child custody cases.@DonaldJTrumpJrJayRayhart
#fathersrights #sharedparenting Children deserve both parents. http://twitter.com/lynjfry/status/369644182995869697/photo/1Lyn J. Fry
@AJAMStream: Family law absolutely needs reform...dads miss their kids. The Fathers Rights Movement. #TFRMTodd L. Bottom
Among those who believe a bias exists in the family court system, not all believe it is unfounded.
Reddit user
rubysparks thinks it's not an issue of fathers' rights but rather an issue in the courts.
Some fathers are better parents. Some women don't want to be mothers. Instead of assuming that women are just all motherly, we should start looking at custody cases on a case by case basis.reddit.com
@AJAMStream There is an age old acceptance of the notion that a mother has stronger emotional connection to child, hence a better caregiver.Mustafa Saied
@AJAMStream because of the experience her mind, body and soul went through before birth. That's the babies first home and protection.✌ཞ ミ ㄥ
Others pointed to statistics as indicative of a lack of responsibility on the part of the father. For instance, in households of both a mother and father, the mother spends more time, on average, with the children.
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@AJAMStream Fathers rights movement should advocate greater responsibility, accountability among fathers, then go about demanding rights.Mike Perry
Some fathers' rights groups, like
RADAR , say women lie or exaggerate domestic abuse in divorce cases to gain the upper hand in court. We asked our community to chime in with their thoughts.
@AJAMStream of course they lie! anyone that doesnt acknowledge that is a completely detached idiotFamily Law Injustice
@OnlyDads @FathersSupportG women are using the law to torture their ex's but in reality they are torturing their kids with their selfishnessmohamed amir cheriet
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@AJAMStream it's also sad to see the women who lie to get custody when there are truly abused women AND men who aren't being helped.Sarah King
Others in the community were
opposed to the accusation that many women lie about domestic abuse situations.
.@AJAMStream In our society, one that often outright blames women for their own domestic abuse, there really isn't much incentive to lie.Lauren Rankin
@AJAMStream It's a radical act in this society to believe women who say they have been assaulted by their partners. I choose to be radical.Jessica W. Luther
Some feel the 'mothers' rights' and 'fathers' rights' movements have forgotten the purpose of their fight.
@AJAMStream what happened with 'best interest of the child'? This gender war for custody has to stop! #childrensrightsOstaraGetsADivorce
The chart below shows the number of tweets per day for #fathersrights (orange), #mothersrights (blue), and #childrensrights (green) from August 17th-September 16th.
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