What Every Parent Should Know About How Custody Decisions Are Made. With a near 50 divorce rate in the United States, every parent who reads this book is either going through a divorce, has been divorced, is married to or living with someone who is divorced, or will go through one or more of his/her childrens divorces.Unlike books designed to enlighten parents about childrens reactions to divorce, A Parents Guide to Child Custody is written for parents themselves.The book provides parents with an overview of the context within which custody is decided by courts today, including a chapter-by-chapter explanation of the factors that areconsidered by the