Co-Parenting in the Best Interest of the Child: What Does It Really Mean?

Deesha has a guest post at Since My Divorce on the topic of "a child's best interest":

The foundation of co-parenting rests on a bit of legalese: “In a child’s best interest.” Generally speaking, the family court system puts forth that when parents are no longer together, their decisions and actions as parents should promote, and not hinder, their children’s physical, emotional, and educational well-being. This premiseseems simple enough. What parent wouldn’t want to support their child’s well...