In Mississippi child custody laws, the judges consider diverse factors that can account for the child’s best interest while awarding child custody in divorce cases.

It is because both parents hold equal rights to the child.

Factors include

The child’s health, age, and sex, custodian’s parenting skills, employment and earning abilities of the parent, lifestyle, emotional bonding, and the related values are often considered in deciding the custody.

There is also some scope for the third party to receive the child custody. However, it is only seen when the parents abandoned the child, any mental health issues, or anything else that can cause severe effects on the child’s development.