[Looking for Diogenes]

The key recommendation of the article you posted is to end sole custody in favor of joint custody in all cases except those involving violence or abuse. What do you think of that recommendation?

[RogerFGay]

The key recommendation of the article you posted is to end sole custody in favor of joint custody in all cases except those involving violence or abuse. What do you think of that recommendation?

I've been living in Sweden for some years where they have a historical rate of joint custody at around 80 percent. They've been so happy with it, that a couple of years ago, they increased the strength of their joint custody presumption. It used to be that the mother could get sole custody merely by rejecting joint custody. Joint custody is still presumptive, but now the courts can order joint custody even against the objection of the mother. One great advantage that their laws have, is settling custody in a separate hearing before any other issue is addressed. No other issue is dependent on the type of custody, so it doesn't go into the mix. Now all of Scandinavia is a presumptive joint custody zone.