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so when you’re talking about child
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custody you’re talking about whether or
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not someone’s committing parental
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alienation how long the child has lived
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in an environment who is a better
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caretaker for the child does the child
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have disabilities and one parent is more
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suitable than the other parent is one
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parent simply an angry individual who’s
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ultimately going to alienate the
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children by way of their hostility which
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is why say you have to walk The High
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Ground is it a situation where you’re
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dealing with domestic violence or drugs
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or abuse those are all factors that are
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considered by the court including you
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know issues of siblings or the wishes of
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the child children get attorneys and
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those attorneys speak on behalf of the
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children especially when they’re of a
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certain age you know 8 9 10 where the CH
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children are articulate those attorneys
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hold a lot of sway over judges
New York, NY family law attorney Yonatan Levoritz talks about how the court takes into account the best interests of the child in a custody determination.