A joint custody or
shared custody arrangement allows parents to share physical custody of the child.
Not exact matches
In the case of sole
custody, the other parent may still be
allowed some visitation, though it will be much more limited than in a
shared legal
custody / physical
custody arrangement.
Physical
custody, which means where children reside, may be an equal and
shared physical
custody arrangement where a child's time is evenly split between two homes, or an
arrangement where the child resides with the primary custodial parent and the visitation schedule
allows for parenting time with the non-custodial parent.
Virginia law
allows for one parent to have primary physical
custody, or for the parents to have a
shared custody arrangement.
... [W] e firmly believe that the lower court must make flexible application of a Melzer type formula
allowing for those anomalies inherent in
shared custody arrangements...» Thus, as an alternative to the offset formula method or the downward deviation method, a Melzer needs analysis might be another method for determining child support in
shared custody situations.