Gender Bias

Myths and stereotypes about men permeate our society. The articles in this section seek to debug some of those views. What men want, and what anyone wants, is to have an impartial decision maker honestly and fairly make a judgment with respect to family law issues such as child custody, child support or spousal support, in such a manner that the decision rests squarely upon the admissible evidence and the established law. When anyone (man or woman) is the recipient of a decision that seems to be based upon supposition as opposed to actual evidence, we are detracting from the viability of a truly fair justice system. Gender bias has no place within our society and within our courts. Increasingly, it is becoming unacceptable for judges to at least expressly decide cases based upon the judge’s own (mis)conceptions about gender roles. Decisions must be founded upon the evidence and upon the law. The integrity of our judicial system depends on this.