So if they can't work things out, they have to start all over with new lawyers. The piece said instead of spending 15 to 20 thousand on a divorce the average cost for a Collaborative Law divorce is 2 to 3 thousand. Diane, Jt custody has been around a long time. Some children do well. Others do poorly.
Some children do well at some developmental stages and less well at others.
A lot depends on how distant the parents are from each other and how much the child's social and educational life gets disrupted by the travel. I'm not sure joint custody cuts down on divorce. Its been around a while, as I say in many States. Difficult adolescents are sent to Dad. The West Virgina Plan sets the clock and locks it it to how much time and care each parent provided during the marriage.