Yes. Fathers winning is happening more now than before. Now, so it seems, the courts do not lean toward one parent (mothers) over the other parent (fathers). They are finally looking at what is really best for the children.
when or why? Mothers will lose custody if they are found unfit by a family court
No, not if your mother has sole physical custody. If there is a joint custody arrangement, you'd still need the cooperation of both parents to make it happen.
It depends on the law where you live and your custody order. If the father has sole legal custody (as opposed to physical custody) he would be able to make that decision without input from the mother. If legal custody is joint or the mother has sole legal custody, no he could not.
YES. Fathers have equal rights to their child just as the mothers do. Mothers should not automatically get sole primary physical custody just because they are women. The family court system in the states is starting to lean towards this. Hopefully it will not take 50 years and umpteen kidnapped children.
file for custody
Courts will sometimes give custody of children to mentally ill or borderline mothers. It will depend upon the severity of their cases and they will be assigned social workers.
Sole custody is not common these days except for single mothers. see links
Single mothers have sole custody until the court rules otherwise, but in Texas you can get a jury trial.
YES! not all mothers should be granted full custody of their children!
single mothers have sole custody even without a court order.
In all states they have sole custody, but in Arkansas, it has the clearest expression of this. see link below
They have no court standing