How does custody battle over kids work?

If both parents (now divorced or separated) were great parents and normal shouldn't it be kids stay 2 weeks with one parent then 2 weeks the other? Rotating.

I always see cases "Am fighting for longer days of custody" or "Am fighting for kids." Is the system really unfair this way or is there real abuse going on in the home with one parent?

Also doesn't shift pattern make sense like "4 days with mum then 4 days with dad?" If both parents are within same town of course.

Am really curious and wondering.

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HootyTheNightOwl

How would you like to spend 2 weeks at home, then two weeks in a different house in town???

Meanwhile, you're getting used to a new house, a different bed, new rules, new clothes (yes, some parents really are that petty), new family members - and you still need to go to work as normal, achieve high performance and then take part in after work clubs and activities as normal.

Who are you making this fair to mum, dad or the child/ren who are shuttling from house to house like a tennis ball at Wimbledon???