Primary physical custody
Primary physical custody is a term that is often used in child custody orders to denote the parent with whom a child spends or lives the majority of the time with. It is a term that is often used in cases where one parent has more time with his/her child than the other.
Traditionally Courts have favored children having an exclusive home in order to encourage stability in children's lives. Fathers regularly report a perception that mothers are favored when deciding physical custody of infants. This may be in part because sexist laws have been passed in states that younger children (of ) should be with their mother until a certain age of maturity. Research by , and Michael E. Lamb, Ph.D. have challenged this philosophy in recent years.
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