does this sound accurate: In the early 1800s, child custody laws viewed children as property of the father, giving absolute rights to their children's custody. These historic views were rooted in Roman law and English common law. Fathers were viewed as the head of households who had rights to all services and earnings for their children. However, In the early 1900s this concept began to shift as women's rights developed and women were no longer viewed as property of their husbands. Because of this shift, courts determined young children, primarily under the age of four "tender year doctrine" determined young children, primarily under the age of four, would be better suited under the mother's care. Later in the 1970s when divorce became more common emerged the "joint custody" between parents