cheryl@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU (cheryl) (09/17/86)
In article <1025@ucbcad.BERKELEY.EDU> faustus@ucbcad.BERKELEY.EDU (Wayne A. Christopher) writes: >How about this: an irresponsible girl gets pregnant in order to trap >her boyfriend into marriage (let's say the girl is 17 and the boy is >19). He refuses, and a court orders him to pay child support. >Instead, he proposes that the child be taken away from the girl and be >put in his custody (he has a good job and is a generally ok guy). >Is there be any chance that a court would allow this? > Wayne Yes. I know of two cases where this has happened. In both cases the women were not *real* *bad* (not drug addict prostitute types) and *NOT* all that young (early twenties, not 17). Their only real problems were a lack of education, poor employment records, low social standing, and a history of instability. But of course all us "hardened feminists" are asking for is a higher level of education , better employment opportunities, higher social standing for women in general. I would say that taking custody away from such a woman would be doing her a favor by giving her a chance to establish herself better, and making it clear that her standards for an adequate home for an infant are unacceptably low. Cheryl