Year 1995 by Race and Gender of Husband

# of Custody Findings

Cases in Favor of Husband

Cases in Favor of Wife

Cases in Favor of Joint

Cases in Favor of Other

Total *

1,233

118

823

279

13

White

792

87

502

217

8

Black

280

19

225

38

2

Other

6

1

4

0

1

Not Spec.

127

11

92

24

2

Total

100.00%

9.57%

66.75%

22.63%

1.05%

White

10.98%

63.38%

27.40%

1.01%

Black

6.79%

80.36%

13.57%

0.71%

Other

16.67%

66.67%

0.00%

16.67%

Not Spec.

8.66%

72.44%

18.90%

1.57%

# Children under 18

# Children to Husband

# Children to Wife

# Children to Joint

# Children to Other

Total

1,961

177

1,302

458

24

White

1,310

133

803

359

15

Black

443

25

354

60

4

Other

10

2

6

0

2

Not Spec.

198

17

139

39

3

Total

100.00%

9.03%

66.39%

23.36%

1.22%

White

10.15%

61.30%

27.40%

1.15%

Black

5.64%

79.91%

13.54%

0.90%

Other

20.00%

60.00%

0.00%

20.00%

Not Spec.

8.59%

70.20%

19.70%

1.52%

1.02%

Sampling Error

3,499

Divorces in 1995

1,746

Number of Divorces Involving Children

2,891

Number of Children Affected by Divorce

1,961

Number of Children where statistics indicated custody

1,233

Number of Cases where statistics indicated custody

70.6%

Percentage of Cases Reporting Custody Statistics

* 38 Cases resulted in multiple awards therefore the total # of

awards were 1233 v. 1205 cases

Note: From 1989 to 1994 Maryland did not report custody

statistics while most other states did.

Source of Statistical Information: NCHS Statistical Export

Tabulation System Marriage and Divorce, 1989-1995, Sally C.

Clarke