men do not wish to have contact or support the children. It seemed that this idea was inconceivable to him. I suggest that he is of a softer, gentler generation where you were expected to marry your high school sweetheart, stay happily married for life and you raised your children with the same standards and expectations. Perhaps he accomplished this feat. Perhaps he is embittered by a nasty custody battle that just impacted his oldest son and his contact with his grandchildren. If we accept Archers idea that this act is to be imposed by women against men then we truly do have a problem with the court system. If we assume his facts referencing 95% of contested custody cases are awarded to the mother are valid, we may need to take a hard look at our society. Are we biased toward the idea of the mother as the better parent? How can we better resolve custody issues when one parent lives out of state? Out of country? Consider the military family situation. Is the female responsible for giving up a career move to ensure that the children stay in contact with the father or could the father give up his career in the same situation?Asher provides a totally emotional stand against the implementation of this act and sometimes even seems to have a personal defense mechanism in use. He does not substantiate any of the items that he attempts to present to us as fact. He relies entirely on his choice of words to evoke the strongest of emotions and feelings from everything from slavery to the potential suicide attempts of non-custodial fathers. Archer does not provide any answers or suggestions to improve our current situation. He paints a picture that all is well and we all just need to get along, not impose politics into family life.The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) side of the argument is presented as a factual document explaining the purpose of the PRWORA. It states the intent of the Act is to establish a standard ...
