7. William N. Bender 1994. Joint custody, the option of choice

CLICK HERE FOR RESEARCH: Bender PhD lists in his Abstract his seven reasons why Joint Custody is the preferred option: (1) Non-custodial parents are often intentionally victimized and children are hurt when the relationship with either parent is broken in that manner; (2) Children adjust much better to divorce in joint custody compared to sole custody situations;  (3) Children's attachment bonds to both parents are essential for healthy development, and those bonds should be protected by the courts; (4) Joint custody leads to much higher compliance with financial child support obligations;  (5) Mothers are much better adjusted and supported more in joint custody situations; (6) Litigation and re-itigation is lower in states which have a presumption for joint custody; (7) Joint custody is the preferred option in high conflict situations, because it helps reduce the conflict over time- and that is in the best interests of children. 

5. Leondari-Kiossioglou 2002. Self image of fatherless teens

CLICK HERE FOR RESEARCH: Leondari and Kiossioglou's study indicates that teenagers' freedom from guilt, anxiety, or resentment of one's parents may be positively interrelated both with secure attachment and adaptive psychological thinking

4. Gunno and Braver 2001. Joint vs sole custody

CLICK HERE FOR RESEARCH: Gunno and Braver examine the effects of 254 post separation families and recommends the best all-round solution to be a judicial presumption in favour of Joint Custody

2. Bausermann 2002: Child Adjustment in Joint Vs Sole-Custody

CLICK HERE FOR RESEARCH:  Robert Bauserman, PhD, meta analyses shared parenting research, concluding children in shared care arrangements fare better and have better outcomes than those in sole residence and parents who share care are less conflicted.

1. Nielson 2010: Meta analysis of shared parent research

CLICK HERE FOR RESEARCH: A powerful meta-analysis of more than one hundred shared parenting research papers in which Dr Linda Nielson candidly dismembers the common arguments against shared parenting.