how does the court look at which parent is best fit to recieve custody of a child?

Answer 1

The answer depends on the jurisdiction, on the nature of any conflict and disputes between the parents, and the circumstances of each; and, certainly for offspring age 14 and above, the wishes of the child.

If there is, or is to be, a change of residence (to another jurisdiction) then The Hague Convention on Child Abduction may apply.

If the parents are hostile, then they or their lawyers will certainly raise nasty allegations and all habits and past activities of the other parent that would put him/her in a bad light.

Economic and religious issues also are relevant.

Answer 2

The question is what does the court look at when determining the custody of a child. The answer here is: the best interests of a child. There are several factors to consider when determining which parent will be assigned custody of a child. Here are the factors: child's wishes, age of child, physical and emotional health of a child and parent, parent's finances, parent's ability to show love and affection, religious preferences, domestic violence history, the child's psychological parent, etc.

You must know that these factors are not a balancing act. This means that each parent must have more factors on their side to overweigh the other parent. For example, if one parent has four (4) factors on their side and the other parent has seven (7) factors, then obviously the parent with seven (7) factors has win this test.

Answer 3

Many courts will more or less automatically award custody to the mother unless there are some very strong reasons not to, such as criminal charges, insanity, etc.

This is unfair, as fathers are often as good or better parents as mothers. Proving this can be very expensive for the father trying to get custody.

I divorced my first wife and we had an essentially uncontested divorce, and she agreed to let me have custody It was also my son's choice.

I have a stepson who is going to file for divorce and try to get custody. He has a good shot at getting custody of his two little boys, but it will cost him 4500 bucks for the lawyer, and that's a lot of money for him.

His wife has done a bunch of things and he has a good case, but if she fights this could be a very expensive case.

If the roles were reversed it would be an open-and shut case.

Best course of action is to pick the right person to marry to begin with. Not easy in the short run but very important if things turn to crap later on.

Answer 4

Try to get back together first for the sake of your child..
Your child needs his mommy and daddy..
Either of you could be the best but cannot replace each other..
If you have to choose anyway and there's no way to be together then your child needs joint custody.
No selfishness if you love your child.

Answer 5

They look to see whitch one has a dress on.

Answer 6

thy look at the mother most of the time