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South Dakota child custody law explained: best interests standard, no joint-custody presumption (SDCL 25-4A-26), 5 statutory factors, relocation rules, and how to modify an order.
South Carolina custody uses 17 statutory best-interests factors under S.C. Code 63-15-240. No joint-custody presumption. Learn the rules, relocation factor, and modification standard.
Rhode Island custody is decided by the Pettinato 8-factor best-interests test. No joint-custody presumption. Learn the rules, modification standard, and relocation process.
Pennsylvania custody law uses 12 best-interests factors under 23 Pa.C.S. 5328 (Act 11 of 2025, eff. 8/29/2025). No joint-custody presumption. Learn PA rules and relocation procedure.
Oregon courts decide custody on 6 best-interests factors (ORS 107.137). Joint custody requires both parents' agreement. Learn Oregon's rules on parenting time and relocation.
Oklahoma now presumes joint custody and 50/50 parenting time under HB 1082 (eff. Nov. 1, 2025). Learn what rebuts the presumption and how modification works.
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.