Robert Mendelson's new book, A FAMILY DIVIDED, compellingly chronicles one man's journey . A FAMILY DIVIDED reveals the unlikeliest of villains: the judicial system.

Robert Mendelson's new book, A FAMILY DIVIDED, compellingly chronicles one man's journey through the land mines we call family court, and along the way provides important advice to fathers facing the prospect of divorce as well as thoughtful recommendations to policy makers for change. By focusing on one divorced father's battle to remain in his children's lives, A FAMILY DIVIDED demonstrates that family courts - responsible for more than one million children newly affected by divorce annually - all too often aid and abet the alienation of children from their fathers.

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A Family Divided : A Divorced Father's Struggle with the Child Custody Industry.

A Family Divided: A Divorced Father's Struggle With the Child Custody Industry. Divided Families: What Happens to Children When Parents Part (Family and Public Policy).

Author: Robert Mendelson. Title: A Family Divided: A Divorced Father's Struggle With the Child Custody Industry. A Harvard-­educated physician returned home one day to find a note from his wife stating she had moved out and taken the children with her. The marriage was over, but he hoped he would remain a vital part of his children's lives. His wife had other plans.

Women's and father's rights activists often become involved in matters of child custody since the issue of equal parenting . It was at this time that the idea of mothers being favored to gain custody of children in the event of a divorce was challenged

Women's and father's rights activists often become involved in matters of child custody since the issue of equal parenting is controversial, most of the time combining the interests of the child with those of the mothers or fathers. It was at this time that the idea of mothers being favored to gain custody of children in the event of a divorce was challenged. The simple fact of being a mother does not, by itself, indicate a capacity or willingness to render a quality of care different from that which the father can provide, a New York court stated in 1973. It was at this time that the basis of the best interest rule was changed to address many aspects of the child's care in.

Child custody in Colonial America . When colonial Americans settled in the . they followed English common law that granted the father custody of children following divorce. Until recently, nearly all child custody was divided into custodial and non-custodial with the custodial parent receiving custody the majority of the time and the non-custodial parent only receiving visitation. Now, most arrangements are joint physical and legal custody with both parents receiving parenting time with their children.

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