What is it called when only one parent is awarded custody of the children?
What is sole custody
100
What is it called when both parents share child custody and both have an ongoing responsibility for the child's care?
What is joint custody
200
True or false, courts have been resistant to awarding custody to non-blood relatives, even when a prior relationship exists
What is true
200
Allegations of abuse are common OR uncommon in child custody disputes?
What is uncommon
300
Traditionally, the law has viewed children as ______, or personal property, that must be divided when the marriage contract is terminated
What is chattel
300
After the 1970's the legal standard for child custody that states that the main importance for awarding custody is the development and maturation of the child (and is the one we use today) is called?
What is the best interest of the child
400
Until about the 1970's the primary legal standard for child custody that stated the mother was the best parents was called?
What is the tender years doctrine
400
The average age at which experts in child custody believe that a child should be allowed to choose the preferred parent is?
What is 15 years old
500
__________ custody is where each parent is awarded sole custody of a child that occurs at different parts of the year
What is divided custody
500
_________ custody is when the custody of multiple children is divvied up between two parents.