Perspective
Jan. 26, 2012
Child custody: Should the pendulum swing back to a primary caregiver?
Recent findings in neuroscience suggest that joint physical custody may not be in the child's best interest. By Renee Leff
Prior to 1982, under The Tender Years Doctrine, children were thought better off in the care of their mother in the event of divorce or death of the father. After 1982, the social thinking changed, with the belief that the best interests of the children were served with frequent and continuing access to both parents. Courts began declaring joint physical custody, and thus began the shuffling of children from parent to parent, house to house. Recent ...
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