1. To Whom Is
the Custody
of Children
Ordered?

2. The children suffer
from too many
problems as a result of
divorce that leads to
the separation of the
andtwo parents
breaking the family
down. Each one of the
parents moves to live in
another place or home
and the children are the
only ones to live an
unstable life,
to be in
loss, to
live in
violence
and to
swing
between
the two
parents
who are
always
quarreling

3. use their children astwo parentsThe
weapons to fight and force each other
to respond to specific demands and
they begin to ask for custody of
children.

5. The two parents use
their children as
weapons to fight and
force each other to
respond to specific
demands and they begin
custody ofto ask for
children

6. It will be hard
and
unbearable for
tothe children
accept such a
situation, to
live with only
one parent
away from the
other one, to
live with only
half a family

7. isThe custody
ordered by the
court to one of the
parents to
determine hisher
responsibilities and
After divorce, parents
resort to the court asking
for having custody of their
children to organize their
children’s life.

8. Such a procedure
deprives the other
parent whether it is
the father or the
mother of hisher
and makeschildren
it more restricted for
one of the parents to
enjoy seeing the
children
at anytime and
force himher to
spend a limited
period of time
with the children
and it may also
specify the place in
which the parent
and the children
can meet

10. What are the major types of
custody?
There are two major types for
custody:
:. The sole custody1
It means that only
one of the parents is
given all the rights
and responsibilities
of the children
without sharing
them with the other
parent

12. The joint.2
:custodyIt means that the two parents share the rights and responsibilities of
their children without being limited to only one. The parents may
have the right of having their children live with them in their homes
and it may be limited to only one parent.

13. Ordering custody
by the court is based
on several criteria.
These criteria differ
from one country to
another according
to its laws and
religion, however
there are general
and basic criteria on
which determining
custody is based.
To whom is the custody
of children ordered?

14. The court tries to ensure the best life for the
of the children tothe custodychildren. It orders
the parent who can provide them with the
needed care, safety, protection
, a stable life and a good place to live in,
who has a better and strong relation with
the children, who is capable enough of
deciding their

15. who has the ability
to be responsible
for them and who
can satisfy
physical, psycholo
gical or
emotional. The
parent who has
the custody
should not be
violent
all of their needs
and requirements
whether they are
medical, educatio
nal,