I lived with a court-imposed half-week here, half-week there schedule until my daughter literally went beserk--the stress is unbelievable on the kids, and they have no sense of home--if their is any tension in your relationship with the other parent, the children carry it back and forth-which is more than any kid should be expected to do--

The people who work with broken families, lawyers, therapists, judges, social workers, etc, are tending to move away from this split custody situation , and, more and more, try to make an arrangement that gives the kids a stable, home base--They encourage parents to put their needs and desires aside and put the kids needs first--even if it means that they spend less time with the kids--