NATIONAL ATTITUDES REGARDING GENDER BIAS IN CHILD CUSTODY CASES |
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| Authors: | Douglas Dotterweich Michael McKinney |
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| Affiliation: | Douglas Dotterweich is an associate professor of economics at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City;. Michael McKinney is an attorney and assistant professor of business law at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City and an attorney with the law firm of Wyatt, Tarrant and Combs. |
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| Abstract: | Recent changes in family law have mandated equal treatment in child custody cases. Surveys of 4,579 attorneys and judges from four states, deemed to be nationally representative, were used to discover whether attorneys or judges perceive any favoritism toward mothers' or fathers' claims in the awarding of custody of children. Whereas attorneys, particularly males, perceive that mothers continue to be favored over fathers in custody cases, judges do not share this opinion. |
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