do you think a mother should stop the father seeing their child?

Answer 1

Grrrrrrrrr.... this sort of thing really annoys me.


So many women use their children as pawns, it makes me want to scream. It is so wrong to stop a child having access to it's father (unless of course there is abuse going on.) Women that stop a child seeing it's father should be taken to court. Too many women do this and are getting away with it. It is so very wrong.

Answer 2

Never, their children will end up hating her! I mean my mother never denied me seeing my father but he never wanted to see me anyway ( I guess some men are like that) but it is wrong. You can't stop a father seeing a child for no reason at all because they'll end up craving him no matter what, the mother will be the one creating more work for herself, she'll be wiping away her child's tears constantly because of something between him and her that she did herself. The child is the innocent party and you should never bring a child into the middle of the "ex-factor" war-ground! Personal arguments should be kept to the side. If he has done something wrong like physical/sexual/verbal abuse to her or he's on alcohol/drugs then maybe, depends on extent, but it still doesn't give her the right if it was supervised visits maybe with someone like a parent of the mothers house to see his children( because I'm sure he still loves the kids and wouldn't show the child that side of him), that would be ok I'm sure but if there is a reason thats serious you should take it to the courts so it can be noted, it will be held against her otherwise as a unjustified reason. They need to stay on nice terms for the sake of that child Only if there could be serious danger to the child then that I guess would be the only case.If you understand that? I'm not very clear. Sorry!

Theres some things on it here though.

http://www.pslegal.org/child%20custody%20visitation%20support%20page.htm

Answer 3

It really would depend on the circumstances of the situation!
If the father has problems that would possibly endanger mother or child, then Yes, but if the father is a decent person then the problem should be reviewed, as the father has rights to maintain his contact with the child.

Answer 4

That depends on whether the father was abusing the child. If not then its not the childs fault you couldnt work things out and the child has the right to a father just as much as to a mother.

Answer 5

Never. Not even if he isn't paying his child support. That is for the court to decide. I know sometimes it can be hard, when there are bad emotions between the mother and father, but if you keep him from seeing his child then the child will grow up and resent the mother for that, in the long run. There are so many men out there that think cutting a check every month is being a father. It is disgusting that in America men are not held accountable to help in raising his children. As a mother if you neglect your child, that is child abuse, but men neglect their children each and everyday and nothing happens to them. It is a sad, sad world and so many children grow up misguided and untrusting of men in their lives because of their fathers absence.

Answer 6

If the father is a horribly negative influence on the young child, then yes. If the father is not a negative influence on the child and there isn't a good reason why the mother isn't letting him see his child, no. If the child is old enough to determine right from wrong and wants to see his father, then no.

Answer 7

Unless the courts/law say that a child's father can NOT see his child, the mother has no legal right to stop him.

Answer 8

Only by court order and with clear evidence of abuse. Doing so just because you want to is abuse of the child and lead to Parent Alienation Syndrome. A child without a father in his life has 400% higher rates of involvement of crime, drug use, etc. over 80% of those in prisons did not have a father in their live. According to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Service, 60% of fathers are denied court order access to their children, and will lose all contact within five years. The biggest draw back is once the children are adults, they realize what you were doing, and cut off contact with you, not even allowing you significant contact with the grandchildren.

Answer 9

That depends. If the father is a threat to you in any way shape or form but not the child then no. If he harms the child or exposes the child to things that he shouldnt be such as violence then yes. But dont ever take the child away from his or her father if he is a good father...he could be a bad boyfriend, bad husband, bad uncle, bad employee, bad person in general etc. but if he is a *good father to the child* then ofcourse not!

Answer 10

absolutely not! Unless there's a good reason such as suspected abuse a mother has no right to deny a child his father/a father his child. Whatever went wrong in the relationship has nothing to do with the child