Not exact matches
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Joint custody» is a term that
typically denotes two different parental responsibilities:
physical custody and legal
custody.
In
joint custody agreements, which courts often favor, both parents
typically share legal
custody of the children; however, depending on the state, it can also mean the parents share both
physical and legal
custody.
Typically, courts order
joint physical care in situations in which the court also orders
joint custody.
In the case of legal
custody, the going in supposition is that unless you say otherwise, you each have
joint custody of the children so less time is
typically spent on this in mediation than
physical custody.
As the name suggests,
physical custody tells us which parent physically has the children at any given moment and
typically is the main issue people think of when asking what is
joint custody.
If the parents agree to share
joint legal
custody and
joint physical custody,
typically, they draft a parenting plan and present it to the judge for approval.
Although California courts
typically consider
joint legal
custody and
joint physical custody to be in a child's best interest, one or both parents can lose the right to share legal and
physical custody.
In Iowa,
joint physical care is
typically awarded upon request and when parents already share
joint custody.
The findings for
joint legal
custody samples indicate that children do not actually need to be in
joint physical custody to show better adjustment, but it is important to note that
joint legal
custody children
typically spent a substantial amount of time with the father as well.
When parents agree that this is what they want for their children, and if they incorporate a
joint physical custody plan into their marital settlement agreement, judges will
typically sign the agreement into a divorce judgment.