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best interests of the child

best interests of the child The best interests of the child is a legal and ethical principle in custody decisions that requires judges to put the child’s welfare first and choose the outcome most beneficial to the child.

The best interests of the child is a legal and ethical principle in custody decisions that requires judges to put the child’s welfare first and choose the outcome most beneficial to the child. In practice, this means focusing on the child’s needs, including emotional and psychological well-being, rather than treating parental claims alone as decisive.

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Drafting source: Zhang Xin; Chen Shi; Wang Mengyuan. Gender bias in child custody judgments: Evidence from Chinese family court. 2024; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0305479; article XML SHA-256 0590995ae0b46e1ac18e5c0e51b89a90c08830e5517f15bc6cfd7f50ddcca823. “Gender bias in child custody judgments: Evidence from Chinese family court” (10.1371/journal.pone.0305479).
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