Background: Large-scale cross-country comparisons of children’s physical custody (which parent the child lives with after separation) are dated and limited in the age range of children considered. Objective: We document the level of sole and joint physical custody (JPC, both equal and unequal) for children in European countries using data from 2021. Methods: This article uses a new module on the living arrangements of children from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions survey. Our final sample comprises 9,102 children from 17 European countries. Analysis is descriptive. Results: One in eight children in separated families has equal JPC arrangements; another 8.2% spend at least one-third of their time with each parent (but not exactly half-time), so 20.7% have some type of JPC. Direct comparisons with previous estimates show a doubling of the prevalence of JPC in less than 20 years. Substantial cross-national variation exists: In the Northern European countries, Belgium, France, Slovenia, and Spain, children are most likely to have JPC. Children in the age groups 6–10 and 11–15 are more likely to have JPC than younger or older children. Conclusions: Compared to previous studies with data from 2002–2010, there has been an increase in JPC for children from separated families in Europe. Cross-country differences are large, but growth is not limited to a few countries. This paper improves on previous cross-national analyses by using more recent data, incorporating all ages of children, and considering unequal and well as equal time. Contribution: This paper improves on previous cross-national analyses by using more recent data, incorporating all ages of children, and considering unequal and well as equal time.

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欧洲儿童的共同监护权：一种日益增长的现象（作者：Mia Hakovirta、Daniel R. Meyer、Milla Salin、Eija Lindroos、Mari Haapanen）

背景：对儿童的实际监护权（分居后与孩子共同生活的父母）进行的大规模跨国比较已经过时，并且仅限于所考虑儿童的年龄范围。目标：我们使用 2021 年的数据记录欧洲国家儿童的单独和共同监护水平（JPC，平等和不平等）。方法：本文使用了欧盟统计数据中关于儿童生活安排的新模块。收入和生活条件调查。我们的最终样本包括来自 17 个欧洲国家的 9,102 名儿童。分析是描述性的。结果：八分之一的分居家庭儿童享有平等的少年警讯安排；另外 8.2% 的人至少有三分之一的时间与父母在一起（但不完全是一半时间），因此 20.7% 的人有某种类型的 JPC。与之前估计值的直接比较显示，JPC 的患病率在不到 20 年的时间里翻了一番。存在巨大的跨国差异：在北欧国家、比利时、法国、斯洛文尼亚和西班牙，儿童最有可能患有 JPC。6-10 岁和 11-15 岁年龄段的儿童比更年轻或更大的儿童更有可能患有 JPC。结论：与之前 2002 年至 2010 年数据的研究相比，欧洲离散家庭儿童的 JPC 有所增加。各国之间的差异很大，但增长并不局限于少数国家。本文通过使用最新数据、纳入所有年龄段的儿童并考虑不平等和平等时间，对之前的跨国分析进行了改进。贡献：