This is because several factors determine a person's bone growth, not age alone. Dental scans are used to determine the maturity of wisdom teeth. These can reach full maturity as early as age 15, as late as 25, or in some cases never fully develop at all.
Even though the law no longer pre-decides on custody, the mother is still more likely to receive custody of a child or the children in a divorce. Specific custody laws vary from state to state, but the one commonality among all that laws is that they strive to determine the âbest interests of the child (children).
In Wilder's first case, the gestational mother would become the custodial or rearing mother, whereas the genetic mother would be entitled to visitation rights. In the second, the two mothers would become the child's two custodial parents, and the ex-husband and father would be the one with visitation rights.