![]() Parental Behavior: How Judges Analyze the Behavior of Parents in Shared Physical Custody Cases.When Shared Physical Custody is a Bad Idea: Gervais v.Temporary Orders for Shared Physical Custody.In cases where parents are unable to communicate – or where one party is clearly an inferior parent – the increased prevalence of shared custody can over expose children to conflict, bad parenting and even abuse or neglect. There can be a dark side to the increase in shared parenting plans, however. There also appears to be broad agreement that children benefit from parenting plans that include meaningful parenting time with both parents. ![]() There are many factors underlying the trend, from an increase in dual-income households, to a strengthening father’s rights movement, to an increase in presumptive shared custody laws in states nationwide. There seems to be broad agreement that shared physical custody arrangements are becoming more common in Massachusetts. Levy analyzes a recent Appeals Court case identifying parental behaviors that make shared physical custody of children inappropriate. ![]()
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