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How California Courts Determine the “Best Interests of the Child” When parents cannot agree about child custody or visitation, California courts make decisions based on one central legal standard: the best interests of the child. This standard applies to decisions about both legal custody, which concerns a parent’s authority to make important decisions for a child, and physical custody, which concerns where a child lives and spends time. The phrase “best interests of the child” may sound straightforward, but applying it to a contested custody case requires the court to consider numerous factors. California law directs judges to evaluate the child

How California Courts Determine the “Best Interests of the Child”

By Blasser Law | Posted on September 16, 2026

When parents cannot agree about child custody or visitation, California courts make decisions based on one central legal standard: the best interests of the child. This standard applies to decisions about both legal custody, which concerns a parent’s authority to make important decisions for a child, and physical custody, which concerns where a child… Read More »