Le. Stamps et S. Kunen, ATTITUDES OF QUEBEC SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES REGARDING CHILD-CUSTODY ANDVISITATION ISSUES, Journal of divorce & remarriage, 25(1-2), 1996, pp. 39-53
Judges of the Superior Court of Quebec located in Montreal were survey
ed with regard to their attitudes dealing with custody and visitation
issues. The most preferred physical custody arrangements were ''School
Year With One Parent and Summer With the Other Parent'' and ''Continu
ous Custody by One Parent.'' The remaining arrangements which were con
sidered were ''Alternate Six Months,'' ''Alternate Months,'' ''Alterna
te Weeks,'' and ''Split Week.'' With regard to visitation schedules, c
lear preferences were not apparent. ''Less Than One Weekend Per Month'
' was the least preferred of the options. There were no differences am
ong ''More Than Every Weekend,'' ''Every Weekend,'' ''Every Other Week
end,'' and ''One Weekend Per Month.'' When asked to rate the importanc
e of 13 factors which are considered in custody decisions, the highest
ratings were given to factors dealing with parent-child relationships
and the family unit. The lowest ratings were assigned to the preferen
ces of younger children.