Human behaviour

I don't get human behaviour sometimes. My brother's ex is putting him through hell right now, denying him access to his 5 year son. She's accusing him of beating her, is threatening to tell the little boy about it, and in general loses it in front of Rudy quite regularly. God knows what lies she's telling him about his father. I don't care how much she may hate Paul---doesn't she realize how much she's hurting Rudy, her own son? Rudy loves his dad. They have a great time together. And now all of a sudden dad isn't there. He doesn't know why. All he knows is that dad has stopped coming around.
Paul has finally got the lawyers involved. The laws in custody disputes still favour the mother in Canada. Supposedly they are more nurturing. So Paul has an uphill battle on his hands. But the cops seem to be in his corner. And the judge seems fair. But until a ruling is handed down, it could really go either way. Something needs to happen to our laws. It's not right to just assume the mother is always the more appropriate parent for a child to live with. Each case needs to be looked at on an individual basis. Hopefully in this case, that happens.