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Minnesota decides custody using 12 statutory best-interests factors under Minn. Stat. §518.17. Learn about joint legal custody presumption, parenting time, relocation rules, and modification.
Michigan uses 12 best-interests factors under MCL 722.23 to decide custody. Learn about joint custody, the established custodial environment doctrine, and relocation rules.
Massachusetts child custody law uses the best-interests standard under G.L. c. 208, §31. Learn types of custody, the MCCJA (not UCCJEA), relocation rules, and how to modify a custody order.
Maryland custody law now has 16 codified best-interests factors (HB 1191, eff. Oct. 1, 2025). No joint-custody presumption. Learn legal vs physical custody, relocation, and modification rules.
Maine decides child custody as 'parental rights and responsibilities' using 19 best-interests factors. No 50/50 presumption. Learn the law, types, modification, and relocation rules.
Louisiana presumes joint custody under Civil Code Art. 132. Learn how courts designate the domiciliary parent, apply 13 best-interests factors, and handle relocation.
Kentucky presumes joint custody and equally shared parenting time since 2018 (HB 528). Learn how courts apply KRS 403.270, the DV exception, and modification rules.
Kansas uses an 18-factor best-interests test for child custody. Joint legal custody is the statutory first choice but not a presumption; no 50/50 time rule exists.
Iowa decides custody by the best interests of the child, using 'physical care.' Joint physical care is rebuttably presumed when joint legal is awarded and requested.
Indiana custody law has no presumption favoring either parent. Learn the 9 best-interests factors, joint custody rules, 90-day relocation notice, and how to modify an order.
Illinois uses 'allocation of parental responsibilities' and 'parenting time' instead of custody. Learn how courts decide best interests, the 2-year modification bar, and relocation rules.
Idaho decides custody by the best interests of the child under Idaho Code 32-717. Learn the 7 factors, joint custody rules, relocation provisions, and how to modify an order.