In article ,
 "Heidi Graw"  wrote:

> >"Society"  wrote in message
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> > "Heidi Graw"  wrote in message
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> >>> Denise noe wrote...
> >>> http://www.townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/ps20050110.shtml
> >>> Any comment?
> >>
> >> A dozen states already assign equal custody
> >> of children. [...]
>
> >Society wrote: Yeah, sure.
> >
> > Don't confuse what in California is called "joint
> > legal custody" with "physical custody".
>
> Yes, that is a very important distinction to bear in mind.  Yet, that does
> not detract from my original question as to what impact even
"joint legal"
> custody vis a vis "sole custody" has on men's accessibility
to children.  I
> don't know if studies have been done to compare hours spent.
>
> Anyway, I've stated before that I support "joint physical
custody" for a
> number of reasons.  It basically forces a father to be involved with his
> children more often than what he may have been while yet married.

How nice.  When feminism talks about women, it's about increased
opportunities, choices, and shopping trips at nordstroms.

When feminism talks about men it's about forcing them to
be involved more with their kids.  Why, thanks so much!
Who ever says they didn't give men anything?

>  For
> example, if he had worked all day and chosen to rest in the evening, his
> stay-at-home wife would have always had the duty to look after the kids.

Yeah, she had this "duty" while he was having a great time
at work running around in a learjet.

Maybe, just maybe, he was working hard to pay the bills so his
kids could have a decent living?  You know, similar to career
women who dump their kids off at daycare when it suits them?

How about "forcing" these women to spend more time with their kids?
Especially if they're single...

> However, with *joint custody* arrangements, she can get that much needed
> break.  Joint physical custody also limits the range of territory that a man
> may wander in order to gain a new paramour.  If he moves out of province, he
> won't have access to his kids.  Joint physical custody forces divorcing
> couples to remain within range of each other so that the children have
> access to both parents.  If either one of them moves far away, the
"leaver"
> loses equal access.  The spouse left behind, may or may not use the courts
> to *force* a stay, depending whether or not custody enforcement mechanisms
> are in place.
>
> Heidi

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