Equal Rights in Custody

[MaC]

option 1.

[Speed of Sound]

I certainly dont see a reason why not.

[Person Man]

I don't know why this is an issue..... must be some weirdo who voted 2

[Beet]

yes
(feminist)

[angus]

must be some weirdo who voted 2

nah, I actually went with Milk'n'Cereal on this one.  Or maybe there are other weirdos.

[AkSaber]

I certainly dont see a reason why not.

[MasterJedi]

Yes, even though it always seems to be the other way.

[Undisguised Sockpuppet]

Yes.

[7,052,770]

Yes, certainly.

[MODU]

Too oversimplified of a statement.  While the child might not be abused or mistreated, if one parent is involved in a lifestyle which could put the child at risk without the other parent there as a stablizing unit (for example, the father is involved in drugs/alcohol, but never harmed the child since the mother was there as a buffer), then no, the one parent would not be allotted equal custody.

[Friz]

Yes, absolutely.

[nclib]

Too oversimplified of a statement.  While the child might not be abused or mistreated, if one parent is involved in a lifestyle which could put the child at risk without the other parent there as a stablizing unit (for example, the father is involved in drugs/alcohol, but never harmed the child since the mother was there as a buffer), then no, the one parent would not be allotted equal custody.

I agree in your example that there are specific cases where the parents shouldn't have equal custody. However, someone's gender alone should not be a reason to not give them equal custody.