[SunStar]

"I don't agree with that as a parenting plan. I don't think it's healthy for the child and I've already missed a year of her life," Stephenson said. "It hurts me that he's trying to do this, and in the long run, I think it's going to hurt her, too."

No lady, it's won't hurt her to spend time with her father on a regular basis...

[LWalk18]

I think that it is probably healthier for the child to not suddenly have to go from living with her father to living with her mother via joint custody. The article doesn't say how long she was away, but the child I'm sure has grown used to living with her father.

[gogeo]

Tell it to the judge, honey...best interests of the child, and all that.