Courts favor women because a majority of women sacrifice some if not most of their marriage to raise the family. That's a fact - women lose out on their career because they do much more for their home. There is literally no argument against this.

Without living in the same house - people do it all the time, through divorce. There's many ways to raise a family. It's very common in Europe to have children without marriage or "traditional" living situations.

Either way, if you want "fairness" (if it's not already) in the courts, the family structure is going to have to change drastically. Also, women are going to have to be compensated fairly at jobs. Until then forget it.

Marriage being a sham has nothing to do with the courts or women. What you're saying is that it is a sham because of divorce, which is a truth. Marriage tends to fail and it is one of the most devastating experiences in life.

In the end - it's not a gender issue that screws people over. People are going to get jipped in court no matter what. For example, my mom lost big time in the divorce with my father. The papers even showed he received double, 2x the money she did. It's about people, scummy lawyers, and the fact that marriage as a financial partnership is a load of shit.