Tit for Tat

Divorce is an ugly thing. I'm not here to bemoan mine, just point out some cold hard facts. Seems an Indiana man was recently arrested for plotting to kill his ex wife, and for stalking her via electronic devices. On the surface, it looks like a typical bad divorce gone ugly, but this time there is a twist. David Voelkert became suspicious when a seventeen year old hottie friended him on facebook. He swore out an affidavit stating he suspected his ex wife Angela was behind the new friend, and that he planned to make some off the top comments that she would likely take to court. his hope was to show she was meddling in his life. he was right! dead on so to speak.
All too often I hear about how everything done in a divorce is "for the children", BULLSHIT! if it was for the kids, the courts would disallow divorces of couples with offspring. I'd say kids, but the cold hard truth is divorce is hard on adult children as well.
Divorces should be, when necessary, a straight forward matter. Joint assets of the marriage should be split 50/50. If one spouse is a stay at home by choice, they should receive less, not more. If it is because of kids, return to the 50/50. As for the kids, again, a 50/50 split. Each child should spend half their time with each parent or that parents family. No money should EVER change hands except in instances where a parent declines custody rights, or is materially unfit because of criminal behavior. In those cases they should pay the supportive parent for the time they are not being a parent. Furthermore, if one parent makes a false claim, that parent should forfeit their rights. Make life hard on the Angela Voelkerts of this world, make them pay.
Divorce courts and divorce attorneys are sexist. They tend to hand everything to the wife. That is wrong, and the courts should be made to correct that. IMHO, all divorces should be amended by legislation. If a father has been denied visitation, he should be compensated at a reasonable rate for his deprivation. Every cent paid in child support should be returned by the payment centers, and extracted from the recipients and their liars err lawyers with interest. Those who do not pay should be given 20 lashes. Then, a month later, if there is still no payment, 20 more.
Abolish the climate that allows the Angela Voelkerts of this world to prey on men.