MEMORANDOM

Memorandum

Memorandum

Mother should have the custody

The Facts

• John has realized that he is gay and has met a male companion who doesn't live with John presently but someday might.

• Chastity testified that she feels “weird” around John's new companion.

Discussion

Diagnoses of child's custody may be relevant, but the competency concept requires an explanation of what the custodian knows, believes, understands, and is competent enough of doing by means of parenting (Budd, 2001).

Parenting tasks are affected by the child's needs and developmental status. Some of these tasks of socialization and advocacy/protecting include the following: (Galatzer-Levy & Kraus, 1999).

Provided that nurturance and objective ...