What's at Stake?
The impression that family courts (which basically means the majority of people who are working in and making decisions in the family courts) give is that there are zero downsides or hazards to co parenting. It's all upside. And if they hold that view, then of course they continue to demand and push for co parenting for almost every situation. Unfortunately for children and abuse victims, the premise that family courts are operating on is wrong-- very, very wrong. "One parent is as good as another" is an all too common view in family courts and it lulls them into the belief that there aren't really any wrong answers in custody as long as they get the couple to "co parent". The reality is that people who are not capable of caring for children get primary custody because of family courts require little, if any, objective information and refuse to accept that one or both parents in a custody situation might be violent, abusive, or incapable of taking care ...