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Judges use the ?best interests of the child? standard in awarding custody of minor children. If both parents agree, the law establishes a presumption of joint custody. There is also a presumption that it is in the child's best interest to be in the custody of a parent over a non-parent.

In Connecticut, child custody, in cases of dissolution of a marriage, is determined by a judge in the Family Division of Superior Court. Judges use the ?best interests of the child? standard in awarding custody of minor children. If both parents agree, the law establishes a presumption of joint custody.

Factors Judges Use When Deciding Custody needs of the children. each parent's ability to meet the children's needs. relationship between the children and each parent. relationship between the children and other family members.

What Do Courts Look at When Deciding Custody? Your child's needs. What are your child's developmental needs, including their physical, emotional, educational, and special needs? ... Your child's relationships. ... Your child's living situation. ... The health of everyone involved. ... Other factors.

Under this arrangement, the child lives with both parents at pre-determined times, in a shared parenting plan. This occurs when the child has regular continued contact with both parents and when time with the parents is split approximately 50/50.

To obtain sole legal and primary physical custody with limited or supervised visitation, a Connecticut parent would have to prove the other party is completely unfit to parent. Potential issues that may demonstrate an inability to raise a child include: Substance abuse problems. A history of violent criminal offenses.