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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "Judges in custody cases consider parent's availability, time"
Pablo Ros of the South Bend Tribune writes today about the Court of Appeals January 14th decision in the case of Julie Ratliff v. Bryan Ratliff (NFP) - see ILB entry here, 2nd case. The lengthy story begins:
SOUTH BEND -- In a recent case in St. Joseph Superior Court, a judge gave custody of a 5-year-old girl to her father in part because the mother had what the judge considered a more demanding, time-consuming job than the father.Other things being equal, judges give custody of a child to the parent who has more time available to spend with the child, regardless of the age of the child or whether or not the other parent has the better-paying job, according to a legal expert with the American Bar Association.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on March 19, 2008 12:51 PM
Posted to Ind. App.Ct. Decisions