State X Passes Legislation That Requires That Unless a Mother

Multiple Choice

State X passes legislation that requires that unless a mother of children under the age of 7 is found to be unfit,custody in divorce proceedings should be awarded to the mother and not the father.If this statute is challenged,the court will:

A) not defer to the legislature and will independently determine whether such a classification of persons is constitutionally permissible.
B) determine that fundamental rights and a suspect classification are involved in this legislation.
C) only require that the legislation conceivably bear some rational relationship to a legitimate governmental interest.
D) review the legislation to see if it bears a substantial relationship to an important governmental objective.