The typical father is reacting to the directive society has given him when he allows sole custody to go to the mother. Only recently have fathers begun to realize that they can be given the role they want, and that their children need. Thus, mothers and fathers both need to fight to change the perceptions of society as they work to make joint custody the accepted method of custody in society. Children in a divorce situation are best served by joint physical and legal custody. The emotional needs of the child, the father and mother, as well as a changing attitude by society are best met with physical and legal joint custody.
Divorce is a fact of modern life.
Joint custody helps make that reality a little less painful for children and parents of divorcing families, and is a positive step in strengthening post-divorce families. It is not magic, or a complete solution for a web of social problems. It is however, a means for increasing parental involvement in the life of a child. Works Cited DeCrow, Karen. National Congress For Men, 1987.