Zi Wei Dou Shu on Guardianship: The Best Interests of the Child

Who directly raises and guards the child after divorce is read through the Children, Parents and Property Palaces. The core is the best interests of the child, considering age, care, finances and a stable environment, first by agreement and otherwise by court.

Guardianship is not about winning; the focus is with whom the child is more stable and better off, and the other parent keeps visitation rights.

What This Question Is Really Asking

Some use the child as leverage and focus only on finances, ignoring the child feelings and environment, which departs from the child interests.

The Underlying Logic

Guardianship corresponds to the Children, Parents and Property Palaces, governing the child care and growth environment.

It is determined by the best interests of the child, combining age, care, finances and stable housing.

Children under two generally stay with the mother, and those over eight have their wishes respected.

The non-raising parent has visitation rights and the other should cooperate, following agreement or judgment.

A Step-by-Step Way to Read It

  1. Start from the child interests, considering care and stability
  2. Check both parties finances, housing and care conditions
  3. Combine the child age and wishes
  4. Read the Children, Parents and Property Palaces to arrange reasonably
  5. Agree on raising and visitation, or go to court
  6. Keep care and communication records, following agreement or judgment

Three Common Mistakes

Mistake 1: Using the child as leverage and only seeking to win

Mistake 2: Seeing only finances and ignoring care and the child wishes

Mistake 3: Not cooperating with visitation

Back to Your Own Chart

Guardianship is read through Children, Parents and Property, with the core being the best interests of the child, not winning. Combine age, care, finances and wishes, ensure visitation, and follow agreement or judgment.

Reading Order

  1. Cast the natal chart first and locate the palaces and major stars tied to determining guardianship before judging anything
  2. Open the triple-direction of those palaces and count the auspicious, malefic and assistant stars separately
  3. Check where the natal Four Transformations land to set the chart's baseline tone
  4. Read the decade-limit transformations to see whether the determining guardianship line is activated in this stage
  5. Then read the annual transformations and the year's palace to pin down this year's trigger and timing
  6. Layer natal, decade and year before concluding, then decide how to act rather than labeling good or bad
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