Joint/shared custody and ongoing deliberation, as well as full (paternal) custody and ongoing deliberation, were significantly associated with protective communication. A protective communication style coincided with more frequent communication and a positive divorce experience; whereas, a laissez-faire ...
PURPOSE: Current research discusses the characteristics of parents in regards to their custody arrangements such as education, income, age of parents, and other characteristics, however, there is limited research on the decision making process of divorced and separated parents and their custody ...
Separating parents make many different kinds of custody arrangements. For example, separated parents could continue to live near each other. In this case, a shared parenting schedule with equal time with their child may work well. What’s important here is to come up with a plan where everyone...
Shared Custody Generally, shared -- or joint -- custody means parents share parenting time on a set schedule, though time does not have to be exactly equal. Parents can also have just joint legal custody, which is the right to make important decisions about the child such as education,...
They argue that children in joint custody situations may be confused by the switching between households, and may experience loyalty conflicts about their relationships with parents. The study found that children in sole custody households actually gave their parents more support than those in shared ...
Shared Custody Generally, shared -- or joint -- custody means parents share parenting time on a set schedule, though time does not have to be exactly equal. Parents can also have just joint legal custody, which is the right to make important decisions about the child such as education, med...
Joint custody can take on many forms, such as true co-ordinance of mentally mature parents who are able to cooperate in the child's interest. However, when and how can this form of organisation become suitable for the child? In some cases, perhaps even more so at certain ages...