Joint custody: Current issues and implications for treatment

Richards, Carol; Goldenberg, Irene

doi:10.1080/01926188508251274

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“…The extent to which a mother identifies with the parenting role may, in part, determine her satisfaction with joint custody. Richards & Goldenberg (1985) suggested that joint custody may not work for working-class mothers, who would experience “role deprivation” from decreased parenting responsibilities because of the lack of other occupational opportunities. Felner and Terre (1987) speculated, on the basis of their review of the literature on custody status and parental involvement, that “whereas joint custody may be more satisfying for fathers, even when jointly agreed to, it may neither be preferred by mothers nor lead to reduced conflict” ( p. 136 ).…”

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“…Their former wives may have greater career opportunities and hence may be more inclined to agree to joint custody, perceiving decreased parenting responsibilities as desirable. Indeed, because it is often more expensive than other custody arrangements, joint custody may then be a “middle-class phenomenon,” as Richards and Goldenberg (1985) and Bowman and Ahrons (1985) have suggested.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The main benefits are believed to be threefold: joint custody promotes greater contact with both parents after divorce, and children benefit from close relationships with them both (Greif, 1979); fathers' involvement in parenting after divorce is facilitated (Bowman & Ahrons, 1985); and mothers have less-burdensome parenting responsibilities, which frees them to pursue other avenues (Rothberg, 1983). The disadvantages that have been cited center on the practicality of this arrangement in the face of continued parental conflict (Goldstein, Freud, & Solnit, 1979; Johnston, Kline, & Tschann, 1989), the exploitation of women if joint custody is used as a means to negotiate decreased child support payments (Weitzman, 1985), and the viability of joint custody for working-class or lower-income families (Richards & Goldenberg, 1985).…”

Section: Characteristics Of Joint Custodymentioning

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Differences between fathers with joint custody and noncustodial fathers.

Arditti¹

1992

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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Self-reported data from 212 divorced fathers was used to investigate differences between those with joint custody and those without custody of their children. Results indicated that those with joint custody saw their children more frequently, showed greater satisfaction with their custody arrangement, and had more education than did fathers without custody. Implications for paternal involvement and child support payments are discussed.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Differences between fathers with joint custody and noncustodial fathers.

Arditti¹

1992

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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“…Feldman (1990) argued that therapists should include noncustodial fathers in the initial evaluation for therapy, even if the referral problem is not related to the child's adjustment to parental divorce. Stepfathers and other father figures should also be considered for inclusion in therapy in order to best treat the family (Halperin & Smith, 1983;Richards & Goldenberg, 1985). There are special clinical issues to be considered when working with fathers from diverse ethnic backgrounds (Comer, 1989;Mirande, 1991), and when working with adolescent fathers (Kiselica, Stroud, Stroud, & Rotzien, 1992), gay fathers (Dickstein et al, 1991), noncustodial fathers and mothers (Greif & Kristall, 1993), divorced fathers (Jacobs, 1982(Jacobs, , 1983, and single, custodial fathers (Grief, 1987(Grief, , 1992Pruett, 1989;Tillitski, 1992).…”

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Conducting Nonsexist Research, Prevention, and Treatment with Fathers and Mothers

Phares

1996

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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In published research and in unpublished doctoral dissertation research, fathers are underrepresented in the investigation of child and family functioning. A number of possible explanations for this underrepresentation are discussed, including researchers’use of sexist theories that either directly or indirectly result in mother blaming, family demographics that suggest fathers are less present in the lives of their children when compared with mothers, and researchers’perceptions of fathers’unwillingness to participate in research. In order to encourage nonsexist family research that includes both mothers and fathers, recommendations are provided to increase the inclusion of fathers in child and family research. Specifically, researchers are encouraged to always provide parallel investigations of paternal factors when maternal factors are investigated. Researchers are also encouraged to investigate similarities as well as differences between mothers and fathers in relation to their children's functioning. Implications for the involvement of fathers in prevention and clinical interventions are discussed. In order to move beyond non‐sexist research, feminist research issues are also raised.

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“…On the contrary, Irving and Benjamin report that a minority of shared parenting parents (and most of their children) who lived some distance apart were quite "satisfied" with their particular arrangement. Moreover, the benefits of proximity for the shared parenting arrangement may involve other, hidden costs, including limits to vocational advancement for both parents (Richards & Goldenberg, 1985).…”

Section: Logisticsmentioning

confidence: 99%