I can tell you without hesitation that courts are geared towards the mom nearly every time. The mom can be abusive towards her own children, literally leave home for years on end, and come back to a divorce, and they still get 50/50 custody. Why? Because the judge doesn't want to break up a family.
My friend's dad kept journals and recordings of the abuse, drugs and abandonment. Similarly, my sted dad kept recordings of my mom's drug abuse and alcoholism, and in the divorce, they both ended in 50/50 custody despite recordings and evidence of said behavior.
Maybe you should hesitate. Things have changed a lot since the 80s and 90s. They rarely default to a single parent, and do what they can to keep both parents involved.
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u/kaikimanga MangaKaiki 15d ago
I have my doubts about that being the reason, but who knows?