The judgment of child custody is based on the principle of maximizing children's interests, not changing children's lifestyle and being conducive to children's growth.

Children under two years old are generally raised by their mothers, and the man pays maintenance.

However, if the mother has the following circumstances, the custody of the child can be awarded to the father:

(1) The mother suffers from a disease, and this disease is intractable, and the child can't stand it at all.

Mother has bad hobbies, such as gambling and taking drugs. The court will consider the custody of the child and award it to the father.

Children over two years old and under eight years old; The division of custody of children of this age depends on the conditions that both parties can provide to the children. In any of the following circumstances, one party shall give priority to the custody of the children:

(1) If one party cannot have any more children due to sterilization or damage to reproductive organs, the custody of the children shall be given priority to him.

(2) Before the divorce, the husband and wife were separated for a long time, and if the child lived with one party for a long time, the child was awarded to the party who lived with him for a long time to avoid great changes in the environment and bring adverse effects to the child.

(3) If one party has children and the other party has no children, preference will generally be given to those who have no children.

Both parties have the same economic conditions and will give priority to not changing their children's living environment.

Children over 8 years old; Generally speaking, for children over 8 years old, the court will make a judgment according to the wishes of the child.

In addition, the court's judgment on custody does not mean that it cannot be changed at all. The custody right can be changed under the following circumstances: 1, and the party living with the child is unable to continue to raise the child due to serious illness or disability;

2. The party who lives with the child * * * fails to fulfill the obligation of raising or maltreats the child, or his living with the child * * * does have a negative impact on the physical and mental health of the child;

Minor children over 3.8 years of age are willing to live with each other, and the other party has the ability to support them;

4, there are other legitimate reasons to change.