Horror Story

March, 2003

I have a friend I'll call Steve whose wife surprised him with a divorce after nine years of marriage. Steve coaches his son's sports teams and helps with his homework. When his kid was younger, Stave changed his diapers. He's the kind of father custody evaluators and judges are supposed to see as an equal partner in raising a child after a divorce.But, after more than $100,000 and two and a half years in the system, Steve learned a devastating lesson: Gender bias has been wiped off the books, bu...