ATTITUDES OF QUEBEC SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES REGARDING CHILD-CUSTODY ANDVISITATION ISSUES

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.