New Jersey law (N.J.S.A. 9:2-4) provides a list of factors that the court will consider to determine which parent has primary physical custody over the child. These factors include (1) the parents’ ability to agree and cooperate in matters relating to the child, (2) the parents’ willingness to be custodial parents, and any history of one parent denying visitation rights to the other for reasons not related to abuse, (3) the relationship between the child and the parents and siblings, (4) any history of domestic violence, (5) the safety of the child, and safety of the parents with respect to physical abuse from the other parent, (6) the child’s preferences if he or she is old enough to decide, (7) the child’s needs, (8) the stability of the home environments, (9) the continuity and quality of the child’s education, (10) the fitness of the parents, (11) distance between the parents’ homes, (12) extent and quality of time the child spent with each parent, (13) each parent’s employment obligations and (14) the age and number of children involved.