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Ohio calls it 'allocation of parental rights.' Learn how courts decide shared parenting, the 10 best-interests factors, relocation rules, and how to modify an order.
North Dakota decides custody by the best interests of the child under NDCC §14-09-06.2, weighing 13 factors. No 50/50 presumption. Learn residential responsibility, relocation rules, and modification.
North Carolina decides custody by the best interests of the child under G.S. §50-13.2. No joint-custody presumption. Learn legal vs. physical custody, relocation rules, and how to modify an order.
New York decides custody by best interests under DRL 70/240 with no statutory factor list. Learn the Eschbach factors, Tropea relocation standard, and modification rules.
New Mexico presumes joint custody is in the child's best interests (NMSA 40-4-9.1). Learn the factors courts weigh, the modification standard, and relocation rules.
New Jersey decides child custody using 14 best-interests factors under N.J.S.A. 9:2-4 with no joint-custody presumption. Learn about relocation rules after Bisbing, modification standards, and parenting time.
New Hampshire decides parental rights and responsibilities using best interests of the child. Learn the 2025 equal-parenting-time rules, joint decision-making presumption, relocation notice, and modification standards.
Nevada prefers joint physical custody under NRS 125C.003 unless not in the child's best interests. Learn the 146-day rule, relocation requirements, and modification standard.
Nebraska decides custody by the best interests of the child under the Parenting Act (§43-2923). Learn about joint custody, parenting plans, relocation, and modification rules.
Montana resolves custody through a parenting plan under MCA 40-4-212. Learn the 13 best-interests factors, relocation notice rules, and how to modify a plan.
Missouri presumes equal parenting time since 2023 (SB 35). Learn how courts apply the 8 best-interests factors, relocation rules, and modification standards.
Mississippi Chancery Courts apply the 12 Albright factors to decide custody. Learn about joint custody rules, Miss. Code §93-5-24, relocation, and modification standards.