Yes, a divorced woman can keep custody of her child if she remarries. Every situation is different, however. Is the child's biological father in the picture? The court will want to know who else is present in the child's life—who is the child's caregivers and how close are they to the child. The Court will always do what is in the best interests of the child – so try to see things from that perspective. When considering whether a divorced woman can keep custody of her child if she remarries, the first thing to look at is the law in her state . Different states have different rules regarding divorce and custody: some states allow a parent to change their custody status to "joint" or "shared" after remarriage, and others require that the parent terminate their old custody order before being allowed to enter into a new one. In situations where the court can't approve of an unmarried stepparent's rights over a child during joint custody, there a...
