"Both sole and joint custody can be good parenting arrangements and both can be bad. It all depends on what happens in the arrangement," said Lee.

For joint child custody to work, communication is key. For the sake of your children (and your sanity), you need to find a method of communication that works for you and your ex.

Joint physical custody, which is steadily becoming the preferred arrangement in many states, is when kids divide their time between Mom’s place and Dad’s place, usually with at least a 70%-30% ...

In joint custody arrangements, children have fewer behavior and emotional problems, higher self-esteem, and better family relations and school performance than children in sole-custody settings ...

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 ...

Unequal custody arrangements are often the result of an assumption by women and their lawyers that mothers get more child support when they have more of the parenting responsibility, but it doesn ...

Last year’s formation of Gov. O’Malley’s Commission on Child Custody Decision Making is a promising start to tackling the problem. However, much work remains to ensure that more children ...