International Handbook of Shared Parenting

Shared parenting (SP) or joint physical custody refers to a child custody arrangement after divorce or separation of the child's parents. In this type of arrangement, both the parents share the responsibility of raising their child or children with equal or close to equal parenting time. The underlying idea in shared parenting is that children have the right to benefit from a close relationship with both their parents, and that no child should be separated from either of the parents. There ...