Does Money talk over custody battles?

It's true that it's one of the considerations. My aunt and uncle had custody of my oldest son and they were given permanant custody because they had more money than me. But that wasn't the only reason, it was also because he was almost 8 years old by the time the battle was over and theirs was the only home he'd ever known and it would have been too traumatic for him to be moved. So I went ahead and gave them adoption. It was the best thing to do for my son. Most of the time they consider how long the child has been with the parent and what is best for the child, but sometimes they make a mistake. Even judges are human. Money is not the only consideration.

I don't know if it is considered as a reason in custody decisions, except if one parent has no means to support the child. Money does mean being able to hire good lawyers who can increase your chances of winning. I know someone who went through that. He lost custody, not because he wasn't a good father, but because he couldn't afford a lawyer to prove it.

Usually the mother gets custody of the children unless the mother doesn't have a place to live that is suitable for the children to live in. Even if the mother doesn't have much money, she still usually gets custody of the children. Normally the only other reason the mother doesn't get custody is if she is abusing or hurting the children. The father usually only gets custody of the children if the mother doesn't want to look after them or cannot look after them for any reason. From what i've heard before what job either parent has doesn't usually count. ~Joeys wife

money has alot to do with custody battles the way the courts see it is how can you provide a stable home for the child if you have no money

Yes money factors into it. I know that as a kid going threw a nast divorce the parents that had the money tried to use it to win us over. And like the post above the parents with out money couldn't win becuase they couldn't get passed the higher lawyer. They had to wait untill I (being the youngest) was old enough (11) to know exactly where I wanted to live.