A custody fight over a little boy occurs because A wife leaves her husband because he yells at her all the time. runs away from her family father and son are left alone when a mother leaves her family. Trying to make his son happy and keep his job, Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) has to learn how to take care of his six-year-old son by himself. Just when all happiness is restored, his ex-wife, Joanna Kramer (Meryl Streep), comes back into their lives and wants custody of their son, Billy Kramer (Justin Henry).