Putting Your Child’s Best Interest First

When the couples cannot settle on custody, the courts can assess what arrangement is in line with the child’s best interests. This assessment usually considers a series of factors, like the following:

• The child’s wishes and needs
• The physical and mental status and health of both the child and parents
• Both parents’ willingness and ability to sufficiently provide support
• The parents’ moral standing,
• The eagerness of each parent to cooperate and maintain the other’s parental relationship,
• The emotional, developmental, and material needs of the child
• The condition and stability of each parents’ environment
• Anything that will show domestic abuse.

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