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Who gets custody?

M Cancian1, D R Meyer

  • 1LaFollette Institute of Public Affairs, School of Social Work, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706, USA. cancian@lafollette.wisc.edu

Demography
|June 12, 1998
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Shared custody arrangements for children post-divorce are increasing, particularly with higher parental income. Mother-sole custody remains most common, while father-sole custody shows no temporal increase.

Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Family Studies
  • Child Welfare

Background:

  • Child custody arrangements significantly impact social policy and children's well-being.
  • Understanding divorce outcomes informs theories of family organization and marital dissolution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine physical custody outcomes in recent Wisconsin divorces.
  • To identify factors associated with shared custody, mother-sole custody, and father-sole custody.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of physical custody arrangements among recent divorces in Wisconsin.
  • Statistical examination of factors influencing custody decisions over a nine-year period.

Main Results:

  • Mother-sole custody is the most prevalent arrangement.

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  • Shared custody has increased over time, positively correlated with parental income.
  • Father's proportion of total income positively influences both shared and father-sole custody.
  • Parental income negatively correlates with father-sole custody probability.
  • Prior marital history, parental age, child's age/gender, and legal process affect shared custody.

    • Conclusions:

    • While mother-sole custody persists, shared custody is a growing trend influenced by socioeconomic and demographic factors.
    • Father-sole custody is not increasing and shows an inverse relationship with parental income.
    • Income disparities and specific child/parent characteristics play crucial roles in determining post-divorce custody.