Shared parenting is usually better for children — but the model fails for many women forced to co-parent with their abusers.

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He Beat Her Repeatedly. Family Court Tried to Give Him Joint Custody of Their Children. <[link removed]> Wisconsin is considered a leader in the movement to treat fathers as equal caregivers when parents separate. Shared parenting is usually better for children — but the model fails for many women forced to co-parent with their abusers. by Megan O’Matz

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