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The Supreme Court of Mississippi set forth a number of factors to be considered in determining custody in the landmark decision, Albright v. Albright, 437 So.2d 1003 (Miss. 1983). The best interest and welfare of controls the custody determination and the factors the court considers include: - Age of the child
- Health of the child
- Sex of the child
- Which parent has had the continuity of care prior to the separation
- Which parent has the best parenting skills to provide primary child care
- Which parent has the willingness and capacity to provide primary child care
- The employment of the parent and responsibilities of that employment
- The physical and mental health of the parents
- The age of the parents
- The emotional ties of parent and child
- The moral fitness of the parents
- The home, school and community record of the child
- The preference of the child at the age sufficient to express a preference by law
- The stability of home environment of each parent
- And other factors relevant to the parent-child relationship
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