Child Custody

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Who Receives Custody of the Children? (Note: Not Legal Advice)

This is the crucial issue in most divorces. In determining the custody of minor (under eighteen) children, the court is guided by one standard Factors considered by the court when awarding custody may include the age of the parent and child, the physical and mental condition of each parent and child, the relationship existing between each parent and each child, the needs of the child, the role played by each parent in the upbringing and caring for the child, the home where the child will live and the child's wishes if the child is of sufficient age, intelligence, and maturity to make such a decision.
Another important factor to the court in establishing most custody arrangements is which parent will be the most likely to see to it that the non-custodial parent remains a strong part of the child or children's lives. Often the court will fashion living arrangements such that the child, at least during the school year, will reside primarily with one parent. The other parent will receive visitation with the child. Visitation rights will be set by the court if there is a dispute and the parents cannot voluntarily agree upon satisfactory arrangements