Problem
Discrimination against men in parental rights
Other Names:
Denial of rights as a parent to menDenial of paternal custody rights
Prevention of fathers from seeing their children
Prejudicial treatment of divorced fathers
Nature:
Sole custody of children, as practised in most divorce courts, constitutes legal discrimination against men. Few rights are enforced less stringently than the right of a non-custodial parent (usually the father) to visit his children. Unmarried fathers, a growing proportion of the male population, are generally denied the right to contest custody. Fathers of unborn and 'illegitimate' children have even less control over the fate of their offspring than do other fathers. In cases of legal abortion, usually only the rights of prospective mothers, and sometimes the rights of the foetus, are considered.
Narrower Problems:
Discrimination against unmarried fathers Related Problems:
Discrimination against women in parental rightsRestricted access of parents to children after divorce Aggravates:
Paternal negligenceParental kidnappingSingle parent childrenForced separation of parents and children Subject(s):
Societal Problems → DeprivationSocietal Problems → Prevention
Society → Family
Society → Infants
Society → Marriage
Society → Maternity, paternity
Society → Men
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
30.09.2019 – 17:55 CEST