Who Should Get Custody?
A man and his wife were in divorce court, but the custody of their children posed a problem.
The mother's attorney leaped to his feet and protested to the judge that since she had carried them for 9 months, diapered their bottoms, taken care of them and generally "brought the children into this world," she should retain custody of them.
The man also wanted custody of his children, so the judge asked the man for his justification.
After a long silence, the man's attorney slowly rose from his chair and replied...
"Your Honor, when I put a dollar in a vending machine and a Coke comes out, does the Coke belong to me or the machine?"
Ba da bing . . .
Of course children do not "belong" to either parent. Children are referred to in courts as "Our Children" because to call them "My son/daughter/child" implies an exclusivity of parentage. As everybody knows, it takes two to tango, and if the "tango" results in a child, both parents have responsibilities to care and provide for the child. For help with child support, custody, visitation, alimony, divorce and other family law issues, call an attorney. Or, go to www.aubreylaw.com
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