I am a big advocate for joint physical custody. If at all possible, I want children to spend a lot of time, and have good relationships, with both of their parents after a separation or divorce. But ...

Joint custody seems like the perfect solution — both parents stay involved, children maintain relationships with everyone, and it feels “fair.” Courts increasingly favor 50/50 arrangements, and most ...

Custody of minor children is usually written up as “joint” in the divorce decree. There is usually a distinction between “legal custody,” in which parents have equal rights regarding decision-making, ...

As I have blogged here before, despite it not being the law and not really supported by the social science, many judges and even many custody experts have taken the position that 50-50 custody should ...

A 52-year-old spouse is ending a 20-year marriage to a 60-year-old musician known for work in the 1990s, setting up a custody agreement for the couple’s two children. The case centers on parenting ...