What Does The Best Interests Of The Child Mean? Video

Straight talk with David Badanes, Esq., an experienced divorce attorney who has been successfully helping clients with their divorce and family law cases.

What does the best interests of the child mean?

In New York State if you have a child or children, the court decides when is in the best interest of the child when deciding custody of that child. Best Interests of the child means pretty much exactly what it says, what is best for the child not what is best for you; not what is best for your spouse.

They want to make sure, they being the court wants to make sure that your child is going to be taken care of after the divorce in the best way possible. That means that their emotional needs and financial needs are being taken care of.