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Mothers' who sought sole custody were also granted primary physical custody in 73.8% and 95% of cases
Topic: DivorceSource
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 AnalysisDiscussion
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