Should children have a right to see both parents?

Question

Let's say the child wants to see both, should they have the right to do so?

Answer 1

I would think and hope it is a right.

     But in reality most of the time the court's treat children like property.

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Answer 2

It is a privilege.  This ranks up there with forcing women to have their unwanted children.  In an ideal world the mother would embrace their unborn child and drop everything to provide a quality environment for it...as would the father.  But we cannot force people to meet our ideals..that is a violation of human rights.

Answer 3

Beyond a certain age, then I'd call it a right.  I'm not sure what the appropriate age might be when a child deserves to see his/her other parent, regardless of how pathetic or abusive of an individual said parent might be, though.  He/she needs to be old enough to make adult-ish decisions and for the right reasons, I guess.

If we're talking about little kids who don't realize how the world can sometimes be. . . then I might just call it a privilege.  You can't really make it a right for an 10-year-old who's just wondering what mom or dad looks like (or is hoping that said parent will let them do X?) when the parent that's raised them and is old enough to know better feels like this might do more harm than good.  Maybe they'd have a right to a decent explanation of why mom/dad won't let them see the other contributor to their genetic makeup, but there's a certain age (really, "maturity", but that's difficult in the legal context) below which you're just not old enough to make the decision about what's probably best for you.

Answer 4

They should be able to see BOTH parents.  NO parent has a right to keep his or her child from seeing the other parent. to keep your child away from the other parent to me is child abuse.

Is this a right or a privilege?

Depends i think it's the right of BOTH parents to be able to love and spend time with their child. and it's a child's right to able to see and spend time with both parents.

And another thing any parent that keeps the other parent from seeing their child for selfish reasons ( like to hurt the parent or to get back at them ) I believe when the child finds out that he/she kept them away because they wanted to hurt the parent the child will hold it against that parent and it will backfire on the parent who is keeping them away.

I hope this makes sense. I know there are lots of fathers out there who want to spend time with their kids but can't and that to me is child abuse NO matter who the other parent is. God Bless

Answer 5

This question does hit me a little personally.  I am a single mother, and I know my daughter will NEVER meet her father.  I concieved while under the influence of a date-rape drug- so there is no possible way for me to find out his identity.  I would hope that the lack of a father won't hurt my daughter when she grows up.  I know I couldn't imagine my life without my father.  

Yes, children should be able to see both parents.  However, in some cases it simply isn't possible.

Answer 6

Depends........if the father and or mother had tried to hurt the child then there would be a reason to say no.

Answer 7

It should be a right.

Answer 8

It is a right, if my parents got divorced and the court ordered my mom full custody of my siblings and I,  I would say "If you don't allow me to see my father right now, you will die without ever hearing my voice again."

Implying I will never speak to her again, and the thing about me is I do not make Idle threats.

Answer 9

A right unless one parent is a danger to the child.  

Answer 10

It should be a right i think, but it ends up being a privilege at times because the father/mother ends up disappearing, dying, or won't even let the child see them in general.

I mean i know I'D llike to know who created me, regardless if it was by bad means or not....it might do me some good knowing who they are, their traits, and even more if they had anything be it disease or whatever that would be hereditary.

Answer 11

yes kids should be allow to see with both parents,they have no fault of the parents stupid fights.

Answer 12

In a perfect world then yes but sometimes its in the childs best interest not to have one of them involved.

I think its always nice if a child has both parents as growing up but i dont feel it is a bad thing if they dont....end of the day..if a child is well loved and looked after then that is all that matters.

Answer 13

yes

Answer 14

That would depend on if it were safe.  When the child's safety is in doubt (threat of child abduction, the parent is a substance-abuser, severely mentally ill, history of violence, abusing the child, etc) then supervised visitation may be in order.  Or no visitation at all.  These kids are checked out by psychologists who make recommendations to the judge in such cases.  Kids can be manipulated with guilt, or bribed.. and they don't always tell the truth.  So the answer to your question is no - not if the parent poses any kind of risk to the child, either physical or psychological.  Its a privilege, not a right.

Answer 15

It's definitely preferable for both parents to have a presence in their child's life but not everyone is cut out to be a parent so it is in my opinion better to save the kid some pain if one of their parents is a s***w up that either doesn't want much to do with them or will only end up hurting them.

Answer 16

It is in the best interests of the child to have contact with both parents and is not a privilege,but a fundamental right.Seperating parents take head and please,for the sake of the child,make all efforts for this to occur.

Answer 17

Assuming neither parent is a convicted abuser, yes.

Answer 18

Yes, they should, unless the non-custodial parent is abusive/violent.  

Answer 19

Absolutely.  This whole semantic issue about "privileges vs. rights" is so boring and is the consequence of this PC modern Feminist nonsense which tries to advance the notion that a "father can't possibly love his child as much" since he didn't carry the child in the womb for 9 months.  Men simply don't have uteri, it's just that simple.  Maternal bonding to the infant is critical, but the father's love for his child is no less important.  I don't know why feminists have such a hard time with this, but obviously they do.  A child has the ABSOLUTE right to have access to both parents (obviously unless one of the parent poses a threat).  But the way the legal system has made things in order to exclude fathers from access to their children is appalling, and purely the consequence of modern Feminism.

Answer 20

Absolutely. It is a right. If the parent(s) do not want to see the child, it is also their right to not see the child.

Answer 21

I think that both parents should have the right; unless they are hurting the child - then no.

Answer 22

Yes. It's a right.

Except in obvious circumstances- abuse, molestation, rape and the like.  

Answer 23

Yes, the child SHOULD have the right to see both parents, and they SHOULD have the right to be physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually supported and nurtured by both of them.

But I live with what is, rather than what should be so it is not always possible or healthy.