Sentences with phrase «caretaker during the course of marriage»

In addition to the above factors, some states» family courts allow a preference for the parent who can demonstrate that he or she was a child's primary caretaker during the course of the marriage.

In custody cases, most states» family courts allow a preference for the parent who can demonstrate that he or she was a child's primary caretaker during the course of marriage, or assumed that role in general if the parents are unmarried.