But that is exactly what judges do when they make a sole custody ' award ' in any disputed custody case.
Primary or sole custody is usually awarded when parents live a significant distance from one another, when one parent can provide clear benefits for the child over the other parent, or when one parent is deemed unfit to care for the child.
Some parents choose or fight for sole custody to protect the safety and best interests of their children, while others have been left alone due to untimely death or illness of their partners.
When Dixie gave birth to a little boy, Adam did everything he could including having Dixie committed to spirit his son away to his sole custody.