Editing Divorce (section)

===Rights of spouses to custody of children===
{{As of|2011}}, upon dissolution of a same-sex marriage, legal questions remained in the US as to the rights of spouses to custody of the biological children of their spouses.<ref name="nytimes1">{{cite news |last=Haberman |first=Clyde |url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/after-same-sex-marriage-same-sex-divorce/ |title=After Same-Sex Marriage in N.Y., Same-Sex Divorce |website=The New York Times Cityroom blog  |date=2011-06-27 |access-date=2012-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306034020/http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/after-same-sex-marriage-same-sex-divorce/ |archive-date=2012-03-06 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Goodman|first=M|url=http://www.nyclu.org/marriageFAQ|title=Know Your Rights: Frequently Asked Questions about New York's Marriage Equality Act (2011)|publisher=New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU)|access-date=2012-03-27|date=2011-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118065423/http://www.nyclu.org/marriageFAQ|archive-date=2012-01-18|url-status=live}}</ref>

Child custody policies include several guidelines that determine with whom the child lives following divorce, how time is divided in joint custody situations, and visitation rights. The most frequently applied custody guideline is the ''[[best interests of the child]]'' standard, which takes into account the parents' preferences, the child's preferences, the interactions between parents and children, children's adjustment, and all family members' mental and physical health.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://pps.sagepub.com/content/4/2/140.full.pdf+html|title=Sign In|journal=Perspectives on Psychological Science|date=March 2009|last1=Lansford|first1=Jennifer E.|access-date=2012-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111020303/http://pps.sagepub.com/content/4/2/140.full.pdf+html|archive-date=2012-11-11|url-status=live}}</ref>