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Table of
Contents
How Courts Decide
Custody Disputes
The Maternal Preference
Doctrine
The “Tender Years”
Doctrine
Primary Caretaker
The Best Interests of the
Child
Custody and
Visitation
Consideration of Many
Factors
Evolution of Custody
Standards
Preferences for Mothers or
Fathers
Possible Prejudice in Favor
of Mothers
Possible Prejudice in Favor
of Fathers
Custody
Factors
Primary Caretaker of the
Child
Child’s
Preferences
Extra-Marital Sexual
Relationships (Adultery)
Extra-Marital Relationship
and its Impact on the
Child
Homosexual
Relationships
Undermining Child’s
Relationship with Other
Parent
Religious Beliefs and
Practices
Geographic
Proximity
Logistics
Personality
Morality
Wealth
Failure to Pay Child
Support
Miscellaneous
Factors
Duration of Custody
Orders
Native American
Children
Parenting Time (a.k.a.
"Visitation")
The "Friendly Parent
Doctrine"
The "Psychological Parent
Doctrine"
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