to get custody away from a natural mother these days, even when they aren’t the best of mothers. For some reason, the courts seem to think a natural mother will better provide for their child than anybody else.
I knew a guy who was trying to get custody of his son (one night stand) when the mother didn’t even want the baby and he still had to jump through all kinds of legal hoops to get him. I just didn’t understand that one. It took two years before he finally won sole custody.