What is the test for a judge to order custody and visitation in a custody dispute?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from De Light v. De Light (In re De Light), E066256 (Cal. App. 2018):
"It is elemental that any order concerning child custody and visitation must comport with due process." (Hoversten v. Superior Court (1999) 74 Cal.App.4th 636, 641.) "When there are competing parental claims to custody, the family court must conduct an adversarial proceeding and ultimately make an award that is in 'the best
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