How the Family Court System Is Fueling a Fatherless Society: Mark Ludwig | Trailer

The number one stability point a child needs is not where they live, but who they have a relationship with. And the stability of the relationship with both parents is more important than what house they live in. After experiencing the family court system firsthand, Mark Ludwig founded Americans for Equal Shared Parenting to make equal access to both parents the default in divorce proceedings. Too often, judges relegate one parent, typically the father, to a lesser role in a child's life. The opposition has done a great job of creating the narrative that this is just a bunch of angry dads who have anger management problems, conflict resolution problems, maybe they shouldn't even be a dad. Ludwig travels the country advocating for what he calls a 50-50 rebuttable presumption, legislation that makes 50-50 equal custody in a divorce the norm, so long as both parents are fit, willing, and able. Now I'll fight just as hard for mothers as I do fathers, because I'm not fighting for the mother or the father, I'm fighting for the child. This is American Thought Leaders, and I'm Jan Jekielek.