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, ...

This Christmas, thousands of unmarried parents are discovering a harsh truth: the custody rights they assumed they had don’t legally exist. Fathers who’ve raised children since birth learn they have ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Patricia writes about family law and tips for female lawyers. “Bird nesting (or nesting, as it is more commonly referred to) in a ...

Instead of going back and forth between houses, this co-parenting arrangement may offer a more child-centered solution.

Child custody agreements can get very messy, especially following the end of a relationship. For many couples, barring any concerns about the welfare of the children, a 50/50 split seems like a ...

Increasingly, separated and divorced parents are either choosing or being forced by courts to share parenting time equally. While it makes sense for a parent with minority time to pay support to a ...