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Ordinarily, where divorce is awarded on ground of wife’s adultery, husband, if shown to be proper person, is granted custody of children of tender years, but presumption is one of fact, and not of law, and rule is thus not absolute. Wallis v. Wallis 235 Md. 33, 200 A.2d 164 Md. (1964).

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The evidence being insufficient to support a decree of divorce a vinculo, a decree a mensa et thoro was rendered, and the custody of the child, a daughter of tender years, was confided to the mother, she appearing to be a suitable person to have the charge of it. Levering v. Levering, 16 Md. 213 Md. ,(1860).

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There being but one child, a daughter of tender years, the court, under the power given by the 3rd sec. of the Act of 1841, ch. 262, confided her to the custody and guardianship of the mother, there being no proof or intimation of any unfitness or want of qualification on her part to take proper care of the child. Levering v. Levering, 16 Md. 213 Md. ,(1860).

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Rule, that child of tender years should be awarded to its mother, is not inflexible. Sewell v. Sewell, 145 A.2d 422 Md. ,(1958).

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The mother is preferred custodian of children where children are of tender years, but award of custody will not be made to mother merely to gratify natural maternal affection. Trudeau v. Trudeau, 103 A.2d 563 Md. ,(1954).

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Chief concern in award of custody of minor child is such child’s welfare, and mother is usually preferred over father for custody where the children are of tender years. Casey v. Casey, 124 A.2d 254 Md. ,(1956).

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Unless mother is an unfit person, she is usually preferred, in making custody award, during tender years of child. McCabe v. McCabe, 146 A.2d 768 Md. ,(1958).

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In determining what is best interest of child, it is proper for trial court to consider general rule that custody of child of tender years should ordinarily be awarded to mother, especially if it is not shown that mother had committed adultery or is otherwise unfit to be good mother of child. Oberlander v. Oberlander, 261 A.2d 727 Md. ,(1970).

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The father and mother are joint natural guardians of their minor children and neither of parents has an inherent right of custody over the other, although the mother is usually preferred where children are of tender years. Townsend v. Townsend, 109 A.2d 765 Md. ,(1954).

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Ordinarily, custody of child of tender years will be given to the mother if she is not the party causing divorce and is fit and proper person to raise a child. Sellman v. Sellman, 202 A.2d 372 Md. ,(1964).

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