Florida law requires that all custody decisions serve the child’s best interests, and the statute lists more than twenty factors a court considers. These include each parent’s capacity to provide a stable home, the child’s ties to school and community, and any evidence of domestic violence, neglect, or substance issues.
No single factor is automatically controlling, which means the case turns on the overall picture. Brodzki Jacobs presents evidence on the factors that carry the most weight in a particular family’s situation.
