Berger B R, Madakasira S, Roebuck V
Department of Psychiatric Medicine, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, N.C.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1988 Oct;58(4):604-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1988.tb01624.x.
Types of child custody awards made in 884 divorce cases in a rural North Carolina County were compared and rates of postdivorce litigation were examined for each type of custody. Findings suggest a low frequency of joint custody awards and do not reveal any advantage of joint versus other forms of custody with regard to relitigation experience.