Perspective
May 26, 2012
Introduction to the 'Best Interest of the Child’ standard
Courts face difficult questions in child custody decisions between parents. By Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis
The best interest of the child standard applies almost universally in child custody decisions between parents. California case law, with limited assistance from the state's existing statutory scheme, serves as the foundation for a somewhat vague definition of the best interest standard that preserves judicial discretion without the constraints of an unduly fixed set of rigid considerations.
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