Dr. Holstein estimates that shared /
joint physical custody arrangements make up less than 20 % of all custody orders.
[FN181] Nevertheless, the alternative of no access to this type of public benefit in one of their dwellings under
a joint physical custody arrangement makes the lives of children living in poverty even more tenuous.
Not exact matches
Prior to
making a decision about
joint custody, the court will consider whether both parents agree to a
joint physical custody arrangement.
In Colorado, the term «shared
custody» refers to shared
physical living
arrangements, and the term «
joint custody» refers to shared decision
making.
In such a scenario,
joint custody pertains only to a sharing of the decision -
making responsibilities whereas
physical care is determinative of the living
arrangements.
Sole legal
custody is an
arrangement in which one parent has sole authority to
make decisions about the child, even though the parents may still share
joint physical custody.
The court may order sole legal
custody with shared
physical custody,
joint legal
custody with sole
physical custody or
make other
custody arrangements.
Once a court issues an order for
joint legal and
physical custody, both parents must
make legal
custody decisions together and adhere to the
physical custody arrangements.
Prior to
making a decision about
joint custody, the court will consider whether both parents agree to a
joint physical custody arrangement.
Much more common than true
joint custody arrangements (where both
physical and legal
custody are shared) is «
joint legal
custody,» in which both parents share the right to
make long - term decisions about the raising of a child and key aspects of the child's welfare, with
physical custody awarded to one parent.
A court will generally agree to
joint child
custody arrangements when parents are able to work together to
make legal
custody decisions and
physical custody arrangements that benefit the child.