The Divorced Dadvocate: Strategic Defense for Fathers
Jul 13, 2026 · 44 min · 12 segments
Family court rarely says “dad is unfit” anymore, but it can still sideline you fast, especially when your child is under five. The most common move is the polished, pseudo-scientific claim that…
Jude SandvallHost
But then, unfortunately, you or your attorney requested an equal joint physical custody schedule.
with something that wasn't an allegation of abuse, which is good, right? Because that's a nightmare.
Instead, what they may have been doing or what they may have done is looked at the judge or said to you or said to your attorney, we aren't saying he's a bad father, but the child's only...
And at this tender stage of development, the child is simply too young to be away from the mother overnight.
And we can discuss overnights when the child turns five or six or seven or whatever age they come up with.
And so guys, I'm bringing this up today because just this week I've had a couple of a couple of dads in coaching that have had to mitigate this in court.
It is a modern, highly sophisticated rebrand of a 19th century gender bias designed to put you on a permanent defensive.
But then, unfortunately, you or your attorney requested an equal joint physical custody schedule.
with something that wasn't an allegation of abuse, which is good, right? Because that's a nightmare.
Instead, what they may have been doing or what they may have done is looked at the judge or said to you or said to your attorney, we aren't saying he's a bad father, but the child's only...
And at this tender stage of development, the child is simply too young to be away from the mother overnight.
And we can discuss overnights when the child turns five or six or seven or whatever age they come up with.
And so guys, I'm bringing this up today because just this week I've had a couple of a couple of dads in coaching that have had to mitigate this in court.
It is a modern, highly sophisticated rebrand of a 19th century gender bias designed to put you on a permanent defensive.
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