family law retainer fee In determining the best interests of a child for purposes of deciding custody or visitation arrangements, the judge shall consider the following factors:
The age, physical and mental state of the child;
The age, physical and mental state of each parent;
The relationship that exists between each parent and each child, and considering the positive involvement with the child’s life;
The necessities of the child, considering other important relationships of the child, including siblings and friends;
The role that each parent has played and will play in the future, in the raising and care of the child;
The reasonable choice of the child;
Any history of abuse or ***** abuse in the family.
Parental rights. Parents must be proven to be unfit before the children will be given to someone else.
Continuity of placement. If children are doing fine where they are, do not cause problems by moving them.
Children’s choice. A judge will take into consideration who the children want to live with.