Who is entitled to custody of a child?
Both parents are entitled to custody in Florida. It is the public policy in Florida to assure that each minor child has frequent and continuing contact with both parents and to encourage parents to share the rights and responsibilities, and joys, of child rearing. Unless the court determines that it would be detrimental to the child, the court will order that parental responsibility be shared. In making a determination about custody, the court must decide what is in the best interest of the child.
