Child custody: Money & relationships: Who gets the child’s custody in a divorce?

One of the ugliest fallouts of a divorce is the trauma that the children are forced to go through. Child custody often proves to be a major bone of contention between the sparring couple. In case of a minor child, both the parents have an equal right over the child after divorce. If there is no mutual consent, the family courts decide who gets to keep the child and take major life decisions for him or her. How does the court take this decision