Determining the Best Interests of the Child

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dc.contributor.authorChild Welfare Information Gateway
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-15T19:44:00Z
dc.date.available2016-11-15T19:44:00Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis factsheet discusses State laws that present the factors that courts need to consider when making decisions about a child's appropriate custody and care. Factors to be considered include parental capacity to provide adequate care, sibling and other family relationships, and the child's wishes. The factsheet also addresses the definition of best interests and guiding principles of best interest determinations. Summaries of laws for all States and U.S. territories are included.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChild Welfare Information Gateway. (2016). Determining the best interests of the child. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/statutes/best-interest/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3049
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherU.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau.en_US
dc.subjectcourtsen_US
dc.subjectstate statutesen_US
dc.subjectchild welfareen_US
dc.subjectplacementen_US
dc.titleDetermining the Best Interests of the Childen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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