Child custody cases: In many states across the United States, the court hearing a child custody matter can appoint either an attorney for the child or guardian ad litem to represent the child or ...

The parties in a custody action each offer to the court what they believe is in the child's best interest. Judges are supposed to approach each case independently, follow the law, and determine ...

New York City lawyer Mudita Chawla, a partner with Chemtob Moss Forman & Beyda, points to the murder of 20 children in New York by a parent during a child custody case, divorce or separation in ...

However, that is not how Texas state law works. In Texas, custody cases start out with a 75/25 split in mind and typically give majority custody to the children’s mother.

That lawsuit argues that state law is unfairly biased against fathers, and is unconstitutional. Historically, often with good reason, judges have favored the mother in child custody cases.