In other words, if the mother has custody of the son, the court could first calculate the support the father owes based
only on that custody arrangement.
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In a joint
custody arrangement, both parents have the authority and must agree
on major decisions relating to their child whereas in a sole
custody situation,
only one parent has such decision making authority.
The
custody arrangement awarded during the temporary hearing is
only in effect until the final hearing, or until the parents agree
on a different parenting plan.
Whenever a married couple separates — especially if there are young children involved — it's best to document any
custody and parenting
arrangements, even if they're
only to be used
on an interim basis.
The court stated that this concern with the nature of the parties» custodial
arrangement was not dependent
on the terms used by the parties to describe their
arrangement as the terms of their agreement and the divorce judgment indicated that the parties
only had joint legal
custody.
«Considering the fact that for hundreds and hundreds of years, sole
custody has been the
only acceptable
custody arrangement, it's remarkable how quickly shared parenting has caught
on,» says Luevy.