By the 1990s almost all states had abolished the presumption of tender years and automatic favoring of maternal custody and replaced it with the consideration of factors that hinged on what would promote the child's ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


best interest

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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