Item #360
Mothers’ who sought sole custody were also granted primary physical custody in 73.8% and 95% of cases
Topic: Divorce
Source
Citation: Impact of Divorce, Single Parenting and Stepparenting on Children: A Case Study of Visual Agnosia, ch. 4
Author(s): Clark, Hauser, Koel, Phear
Institution(s): Middlesex Divorce Research Group
Link: https://books.google.com/books?id=QwZ8AgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Impact+of+Divorce,+Single+Parenting,+and+Stepparenting+On+Children%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mY4_Vb3XCdOmyASngYGgDw&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Impact%20of%20Divorce%2C%20Single%20Parenting%2C%20and%20Stepparenting%20On%20Children%22%20%22a%20comparison%20of%20joint%20and%20sole%20legal%20custody%20agreements%22&f=false
Nation(s): United States
Year(s): 2014
Source: Primary
Type: Statistical Analysis
Discussion
Other Notes:
Analysis of raw data: http://www.breakingthescience.org/SJC_GBC_analysis_intro.php#mbr_analysis | Incidentally, the study’s author said that the data do not demonstrate the court’s preference for one parent over the other in custody requests, and that the research was not designed to address the question of how frequently a parent’s request was honored
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