how old is the child?

child less than 7 years of age, trial court has the tendency to give the custody to mother -- used to be a tender years rule...although the court is no longer use it expressly, the tendency is still there.

LP读书期间学费2万左右加生活费均由其LG提供... seems that people like to put down this as part of the fact...the court may not even pay attention to this, though. This, at most, will be taken into consideration as one of the factors in deciding equitable distribution, if in an equitable distribution state, such as NY.

Financial status is no longer a dispositive factor here. the general rule is who represents the best interest of the child. Assume wife has nothing and hu*****and earns over 100 K a year, court may still award custody to the wife and order hu*****and to pay more child support.

Factors that can be considered in custody decisions:
- criminal record
- emotional stability
- financial status
- pre-separation status
- wishes of the child
- age
- home environments
- support network
- siblings
- available time to spend
- lifestyle
- psychological bonding
- age/health of parent
- gender
- special needs of child
- emotional needs
- sexuality of Parent
- religion
- marital status
- parents education
- employment
- morality
- motive
- location
- social status
- child care
- facilitation of visits
- domestic violence
- continuity
- substance abuse

hope this will be helpful.

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• Very appreciate your input. -老实人求教- ♀ (364 bytes) () 05/15/2005 postreply 13:26:12

• the best interest of child -纯属意外- ♀ (1191 bytes) () 05/15/2005 postreply 14:23:18