41.   After the couple divorced, Italian magistrates granted custody to Staller, who had set up house in Rome.

42.   Under Egyptian law, the Moslem parent in the relationship is automatically granted custody.

43.   Sarah Ferguson was granted permanent custody of their two daughters and Prince Andrew, second son of Queen Elizabeth II, was granted visitation privileges.

44.   State law gives strong preference to granting custody to a biological parent.

45.   Swedish mothers are almost always granted custody by the courts in the event of a custody battle.