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Bringing Specificity To Child Custody Provisions In California, Shawn Mccall
Bringing Specificity To Child Custody Provisions In California, Shawn Mccall
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Comment evaluates the empirical evidence from social science studies to demonstrate that there is currently a sturdy body of social science research to justify using tangible evidence to define terms in the California Family Code, the California Family Courts, and beyond. Because the standard for custody determinations in California is the “best interest of the child” per the state’s legislation, social science research provides a vehicle that can define the “best interest of the child standard.” This Comment argues that this can be done empirically by calculating the minimum amount of time a child—in the aggregate— needs with each …