It is common for couples to opt for joint
legal and physical custody where each parent shares the legal and custody decisions relative to their children.
Not exact matches
Mother
and Father will work together to reach an agreement on all major issues concerning Child's welfare
and upbringing (
legal custody),
and agree to a schedule
where Child lives with each parent for one month at a time (
physical custody).
Second, joint
legal custody is
where, although one parent may have full
physical custody, both parents must agree on any decisions that impact the child, such as their education, medical care
and spiritual matters.
The Alabama Uniform Child
Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) applies in cases where a custody decision is made or which impact access to a child — including divorce, legal separation, neglect, dependency, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights, and protection from abuse concerning the legal custody, physical custody and visitation of children are d
Custody Jurisdiction
and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) applies in cases
where a
custody decision is made or which impact access to a child — including divorce, legal separation, neglect, dependency, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights, and protection from abuse concerning the legal custody, physical custody and visitation of children are d
custody decision is made or which impact access to a child — including divorce,
legal separation, neglect, dependency, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights,
and protection from abuse concerning the
legal custody, physical custody and visitation of children are d
custody,
physical custody and visitation of children are d
custody and visitation of children are decided.
Nevada law has actually altered to favor joint
legal and joint
physical custody plans between parents,
where the parents have an equivalent role in kid raising after divorce or separation.
Georgia courts decide two aspects of child
custody: «
legal custody,» or which parent has the responsibility to make decisions affecting a child's education, health, religion,
and extracurricular activities,
and «
physical custody,» meaning
where a child lives
and his or her visitation schedule with each parent.
In Arizona mediation is a process
where parents, without attorneys, discuss
legal decision making
and parenting time /
physical custody issues
and try to reach an agreement.
These Guidelines are applicable to all child
custody situations, including paternity cases
and cases involving joint
legal custody where one person has primary
physical custody.
Generally the court favors joint
legal and physical custody but there are many situations
where a court will give sole
physical to one parent
and joint
legal (decisionmaking)
custody to both parents.
These two forms of
custody can either be joint between the two parents or sole
where one parent has both
physical and legal custody of the child.
In the case of
custody, the parents must agree on four key points:
legal custody (who makes decisions about the child);
physical custody (
where he or she lives); visitation (how often
and under what conditions the noncustodial parent spends time with him or her);
and child support (the noncustodial parent's contribution to the costs of raising the child).
In situations
where a parent has full
legal and physical custody of a child, the rights of the custodial parent are significant
and include the ability to make all or most decisions about a child's day - to - day life.
Legal custody covers major decision - making authority for the child — such as medical consent
and church affiliation —
and physical custody refers to the schedule for
where the child stays overnight.
Sole
custody refers to a
custody arrangement
where one parent has both
legal and physical custody of the child.
Legal custody does not generally describe the child's living arrangements; rather,
physical custody establishes
where the child will live
and who can spend time with her.
Parents should understand the difference between
physical and legal custody: Physical custody relates to where a child lives, and legal custody involves making important decisions for th
physical and legal custody:
Physical custody relates to where a child lives, and legal custody involves making important decisions for th
Physical custody relates to
where a child lives,
and legal custody involves making important decisions for the child.
Physical custody refers to
where the child stays overnight
and legal custody refers to the ability to make important life decisions for the child, such a those relating to medical care, religious affiliation
and education.
If you are in a situation
where you have sole
physical and / or
legal custody,
and you do NOT want your co-parent to have care,
custody and control of your child (ren) should something happen to you, then you need to see a qualified estate planner to determine your options.
Where the parents truly share both
legal and physical custody, an application by one parent to relocate with the child to an out - of - state location is analyzed as an application for a change of
custody.
Note that an award of
legal custody — the right to make important decisions for the child — may differ from
physical custody —
where the child will primarily reside —
and an award of visitation rights, which is the right to spend time with the child.
Physical custody represents the parental residence
where a child will live,
and legal custody is a parent's right to make important decisions about the child's welfare, such as matters dealing with school, health
and religion.
In Maryland, parents can have joint
legal custody where both have a say in how the child is raised
and have joint
physical custody where the child lives with both parents (spending at least 35 percent of the time at each parent's home) or share joint
legal and physical custody.
Legal custody is the right to make important decisions about a child, such as
where the child will go to school or church;
physical custody represents which parent the child lives with
and takes care of the child's day - to - day needs.
This standard visitation form works for parents with joint
legal custody and joint
physical custody,
where one parent is the primary caregiver
and the other parent has standard visitation rights including week - end, evening
and summer visitation.
Since Kentucky favors joint
custody arrangements over sole
custody,
where one parent has
physical custody,
legal custody or both, 50/50 parenting time arrangements are not uncommon
and may come in various forms.
Of course, there are exceptions; for example, I just completed a trial
where my client was properly awarded sole
legal and primary
physical custody.
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.
Mother
and Father will work together to reach an agreement on all major issues concerning Child's welfare
and upbringing (
legal custody),
and agree to a schedule
where Child lives with each parent for one month at a time (
physical custody).
Every situation is different, so it is possible that parents may be in an arrangement
where both parents have joint
legal custody,
and only one parent is granted sole
physical custody (or vice versa).
In general,
custody refers both to
where the child actually lives (
physical custody)
and which parent makes most of the decisions about the child (
legal custody)
Physical custody pertains to
where the child stays overnight, while
legal custody refers to the authority to make major decisions regarding the child's upbringing, including school choice
and religious affiliation.
Custody is broken down into categories legal custody means decision making power, and physical custody is where a child lives, and how he or she spends time with parents or other custodians, often called a Parentin
Custody is broken down into categories
legal custody means decision making power, and physical custody is where a child lives, and how he or she spends time with parents or other custodians, often called a Parentin
custody means decision making power,
and physical custody is where a child lives, and how he or she spends time with parents or other custodians, often called a Parentin
custody is
where a child lives,
and how he or she spends time with parents or other custodians, often called a Parenting Plan.
The author meta - analyzed studies comparing child adjustment in joint
physical or joint
legal custody with sole -
custody settings, including comparisons with paternal
custody and intact families
where possible.
A typical shared
custody arrangement may have both parents sharing
physical and legal custody,
where one parent has the child during the week
and the other parent during the weekend.