Gay marriage vs. cousin marriage: a chart
January 5th, 2010
* courtesy of the New York Times
What is joint custody and why is it bad?
January 4th, 2010The issue I want to discuss is joint physical custody (as oppose to legal custody). In my opinion, joint physical custody is detrimental to the children and should not be pursued in most cases.
In a typical custody fight during a separation or divorce, both parents will want sole physical custody. Sometimes, they will compromise and settle for joint physical custody where the child will spend 3 days with one parent, then move and spend 4 days with another parent. Can you imagine how difficult this is for a child? As an adult, I would find it difficult to have to uproot myself and move every 3 or 4 days, not being able to have one permanent place I call home. If I, as an adult, find it difficult, imagine how it affects children.
Children needs stability. Divorce and separation is already difficult enough on a child due to massive changes in routine in a child’s life. As parents going though separation or divorce, you need to at least be able to provide stability in as many areas of the child’s life as possible.
