Can this really happen
By trisha27
@trisha27 (3494)
United States
May 27, 2011 8:39pm CST
Can a judge really and honestly give custody to an abusive parent even if they have all the money in the world and have the best lawyer money can buy. Really is this possible. Wouldn't that be a lawsuit. I had a friend (note had a friend no longer friends) Who claimed the reason she didn't have custody is because her ex had a lot of money and won custody of her children. Claimed that she lost custody of her kids. I think there is more to this story, cause most of the time the children would go to the mother unless she seemed to be unfit.
But I was just wondering can this happen, has this happen to someone you knew.
4 responses
@EstiiBabii (685)
• United States
29 May 11
Yes, that can really happen. That's why I say that I wouldn't want to be a lawyer because sometimes you have to defend someone even when in your heart you know that they are wrong. That's how it is in the criminal justice world. Nothing is fair.
@EstiiBabii (685)
• United States
30 May 11
I don't understand how a judge or the jury can make a decision that someone is not guilty where they clearly are guilty or when someone is guilty when they are not guilty. I couldn't be forced to make that decision, it's too much pressure.
@mohdromly (165)
• Malaysia
29 May 11
In my opinion ,whether the children stay with rich dad or poor mom,its does not important matter, this is because the most important things is how the things happens effect the children life.Whether the children happy with their parent divorce or not.
That the important things is.
@trisha27 (3494)
• United States
29 May 11
Well the thing is it would not be good to be in a house hold like that were the dad is hitting on the mom and they see that. Then the sad thing about it is that they would rather be with their mom, but the judge won't allow it and were I'm from most of the time kids have to wait till they are 13 to decide which parent they want to live with. That is the sad thing about it too.
@magrylouyu (1627)
• United States
31 May 11
This happens every day, unfortunally. I hate when it does happen and wish there was something to prevent it. There can be no lawsuite only because the lawyer only knows what their client tells them. If they are told lies from the beggining they only know that one story. I know all to well about a mother being unfit for her children. My stepson got put in my husbands care 5 years ago for an 'emergancy guardian ship' and got 50/50 custody 5 months later and then a year later got full custody.
@msmamaof3 (244)
• United States
30 May 11
The person would have to be proven to be an unfit parent, and that's hard to do if there's no proof.
