Hi Life, My W is fighting hard to have primary residence and at least 50/50 custody with my D14. Even though she works late every night, goes away often on short notice and generally not caring to do anything with D for last few years. I think it has to do with the fact that it is a stigma when a woman doesn't get primary custody in D. Think about it, when you meet a woman who is D and they say the kids live with their dad, you automatically think "Umm..why don't they live with the mother. She must have been really bad...". Right or wrong, people seem to think that way. So, for a W, they really want to avoid not getting primary!