Mississippi Family Law Blog

Mothers favored over fathers in child custody disputes in Mississippi?

Here is an interesting article today from the Clarion Ledger on whether mothers are more likely to get custody of children in a Mississippi divorce. According to the article, biological fathers are the custodial parents in only 3% of the child custody cases in Mississippi. However, the article points out that the overriding standard in Mississippi is what is in the best interest of the child. You can see my previous posts on these issues here, here or here.