This is a call to my fellow Psychology Today bloggers and other readers who are familiar with research on care for children after divorce—or those who have pertinent personal experiences to relate.

The Massachusetts-based organization Fathers & Families is pushing for a shared-parenting bill in Massachusetts. The following is from its appeal to the public:

Shared parenting is best for children in families with two parents living together and for children where the parents are living apart through no fault of the children. Anything less than the presumption of shared parenting in the family courts not only penalizes innocent children, but it causes many of the problems our children suffer in today’s society.

Shared parenting is simply a collaborative arrangement in which both parents share custody of their children. It is the best solution for most separated, divorced, and never-married families. It provides children ample time with both parents and, just as important, with both extended families. Through a ballot initiative, over 86% of Massachusetts voters have already stated that they want shared parenting.