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Religion Joins Custody Cases, to Judgesâ€™ Unease

Across the country, child-custody disputes in which religion is the flash point are increasing, part of a broader rise in custody conflicts over the last 30 years, lawyers, judges and mediators say.

â€œThere has definitely been an increase in conflict over religious issues,â€ said Ronald William Nelson, a Kansas family lawyer who is chairman of the custody committee of the American Bar Associationâ€™s family law section. â€œPart of that is there has been an increase of conflicts between parents across the board, and with parents looking for reasons to justify their own actions.â€ Another factor, he said, is the rise of intermarriage and greater willingness by Americans to convert.

Nobody keeps track of who wins in these religious disputes, but lawyers say that judges are just as likely to rule in favor of the more religiously engaged parent as the other way around. That is because, for constitutional ...

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