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Over the last century, child custody criteria defining child custody changed drastically. In fact, fathers had always been granted complete custody of children in separation in earlier times.

However, in contested custody cases today, in which the mother usually earns less than the father, it does not automatically allow the father to keep the children in the event of separation.

The standards in the earlier times, which gave fathers full custody of the children, shifted to today's policy, which presumed the mothers to be the first caregiver. The system was replaced with the overall best interests of the children.

The children's overall best interest - standard considers many factors and is supposed to lead the courts in judgments. Nevertheless, today courts continue to regard the mother as the first caregiver.

Mothers always provide primary care for their children and are still involved in all responsibilities of nurturing and raising the