How does the court decide Michigan child custody?
In deciding child custody, the court must make a determination as to what is in the best interest of the children. The court must consider the following factors as outlined in the Michigan Child Custody Act: • The love, affection and other emotional ties existing between the parties involved and the child. • The capacity and disposition of the parents to give the child love, affection, and guidance and to continue the education and raising of the child in his or her religion or creed, if any. • The capacity and disposition of the parties to provide the child with food, clothing, medical care, or other remedial care recognized and permitted under the laws of this state in place of medical care, and other material needs. • The length of time the child has lived in a stable, satisfactory environment, and the desirability of maintaining continuity. • The permanence, as a family unit, of the existing or proposed custodial home. • The moral fitness of the parties. • The mental and physical h
