Few reasonable people would challenge the proposition that women who deny ex-partners reasonable access to their child(ren) are being both selfish and malicious, as well as emotionally abusing their chid(ren) and ex-partners. Is this selfishness deemed sufficient reason by the justice system to award custody of the child(ren) to fathers? No. So what happened when a man sought custody of his seven-year-old daughter, after his ex-partner died unexpectedly? On the advice of social workers, the girl is being sent to live with relatives in the United States:
http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/04/fathers-custody-bid-fails-as-his-love-is-not-enough-4290958/