Noncustodial Moms and Alienated Moms: What Happens on Mother's Day?
National Association of Non Custodial Moms: www.facebook.com/NANCM.org Parental Alienation Awareness Organization: http://paawareness.org/ Have you heard of these groups? When you learn a woman does not have custody of her child, do you assume she is an addict of some type, or mentally ill, or morally unfit to raise her child or children? If you make these assumptions, you are wrong. Many noncustodial moms lost a legal battle with a well funded or abusive ex husband or ex partner. Perhaps this mother trusted someone who promised to take care of her child during a crisis, but that someone was simply creating a pretext for taking custody of that child. Perhaps this mother fled an abusive situation (taking her children with her) and was unable to finance the legal battle to maintain custody. Yes, there are some women who are not ready or willing to raise their children. But, there are many who were not able to prevail in a court system that favors the well connected and wel