It's statistically true that women are more likely than men to be awarded custody. However, it is also true that women are more likely than men to ask for custody, which is primarily responsible for that statistic. In contested cases, the father is awarded custody more than half the time. Obviously there are many gendered factors that likely come into play in a lot of court cases, but the idea that men are fighting that much of an uphill battle for custody is a myth.
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It's statistically true that women are more likely than men to be awarded custody. However, it is also true that women are more likely than men to ask for custody, which is primarily responsible for that statistic. In contested cases, the father is awarded custody more than half the time. Obviously there are many gendered factors that likely come into play in a lot of court cases, but the idea that men are fighting that much of an uphill battle for custody is a myth.