title: Joint custody: preliminary impressions.
abstract: Joint custody is currently a popular and debatable issue. It is felt that some of the controversy is due to the lack of agreement on a definition. Following some examples of the differences in personal and judicial definitions of joint custody, a classification of custody is offered. Four types of custody arrangements are described: Absolute Sole Custody, Sole Custody, Non-Alternating Joint Custody (disputed and undisputed) and Alternating Joint Custody (disputed and undisputed). A critical review of the literature follows. Finally, clinical impressions about the two types of joint custody are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002667:Child Reactive Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D004243:Divorce; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations