Conference quokka::non_custodial_parents

    
    I saw this on tv about a year or so ago, but I can't remember which
    show or what the study was.  Sorry.   Might try Internet.  There
    seems to be a growing amount of stuff on there for fathers.
    
    fred();

    
>    	My friend is trying to find documents/articles to support his 
>    	statement that it's better for a child to be brought up by both
>    	parents and negative effects of broken family on children.
    
    You could probably just start with one of these widely-available
    books on child-rearing in divorce that support shared custody and 
    dual parenting, such as "Mom's House, Dad's House", but...
    
>	His wife wants separation and she is convinced that it's better for
>	kids to be with one happy parent vs. 1/2 happy with both parents.
    
    ...you can probably find a document/study/article to support just about
    anything, but if your friend's wife has made up her mind, and that's 
    her strongly held opinion, he's better off forgetting about any study 
    and preparing to make a case for why he's the better fulltime "happy 
    parent".  It's a better route towards getting to that 50-50.
    
    Your friend will only need that study in the event that this matter 
    ends up in a court trial, a year or more away, and even then it 
    won't make nearly as much difference as the particulars of his 
    individual family situation, over the years.  Many more important
    things to worry about in the interim...
    
    This is all only my opinion, of course...
    
    
    glenn