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The not visibly pre-psychotic parent who is likely to explode in the future to the obvious detriment of the child. Another example is the child whose current level of superficial functiOning may not seem to be as disturbed as it is in fact, and in whom it would be important to document that if custody is not changed, additional psychonoxious stress will be accomplished by unfavorable developmental inhibitions. (p. 124-5) Clearly Trunnell believes that psychological testing can tap something that is not visible to the naked eye.
Early in this history, the guidelines were very clear: fathers had an absolute right to their children, and therefore custody decisions were easily made by those in authority. Later, mothers superseded fathers in the frequency of obtaining custody, and unless there were extenuating circumstances, mothers were awarded custody almost exclusively. In accordance with another clear guideline, prior to the advent of no-fault divorce, children were routinely placed with the "innocent" party. In this situation there was little reason to involve professionals outside the legal system; one need only determine which parent was at fault and then give custody to the other.
Although an exact definition of joint custody has eluded me and other writers as well (Benedek & Benedek, 1979; Clingempeel & Reppucci, 1982; Foster & Freed, 1980; Miller, 1979), the single most important element is that both parents have the legal responsibility and power to make important major decisions with respect to their child's education, religion, physical well-being, and general upbringing (Cox & Cease, 1978; Gaddis, 1978; Miller, 1979). The message that joint custody advocates are attempting to communicate is that parents divorce each other and not their children; consequently, both parents should be directly involved in their child's life and upbringing after divorce.