Stephen Baskerville

In the following viewpoint, Stephen Baskerville argues that the family court system is biased against fathers. He contends that family courts deny fathers fair custody and child support arrangements, and he cites examples of men who lost access to their children or had to pay exorbitant court and attorney fees. Baskerville maintains that the family court system allows the government to intrude on the private realm of the family. Baskerville is a professor of political science at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to the author, how does the plundering of fathers usually begin?
2. How are mothers who abduct their children “rewarded,” as stated by the author?
3. According to Baskerville, what is the only way for men to avoid the tyranny of the family court...