Example: Mother and Father are divorced, and agree to
a true joint custody arrangement over Child.
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.
True joint custody arrangements are rare because of their potential to cause both personal difficulties (stress, disruption of child's routine) and practical problems (scheduling, costs of maintaining two permanent living spaces for the child).
At paragraph 2, Her Ladyship stated, «the father seeks
a true joint custody «shared parenting» order, with the children spending one week on and one week off in each parent's home.
However, in
a true joint custody situation, both parents split parenting time equally.
True joint custody arrangements are rare because of their potential to cause both personal difficulties (stress, disruption of child's routine) and practical problems (scheduling, costs of maintaining two permanent living spaces for the child).
Example: Mother and Father are divorced, and agree to
a true joint custody arrangement over Child.
Not exact matches
In
true «
joint custody» arrangements, parents share equal «legal
custody» and «physical
custody» rights.
In the past,
true «
joint physical
custody» arrangements were more common, in which the child lived with each parent roughly half the time.
Instead, it is based on who is the active parent, the one providing the child with daily supervision control, taking the child to piano rehearsals and doctor appointments; some parents are not as active as they work more hours, yet they have this notion that this will give them the entitlement to
joint custody, which is not
true.
While parents who have a shared parenting arrangement will also generally have
joint custody, the reverse is not always
true:
joint custody is often ordered in the absence of shared parenting.
This is equally
true for parents with
joint custody and parent with sole
custody.
Instead, it is based on who is the active parent, the one providing the child with daily su - pervision control, taking the child to piano rehearsals and doctor appointments; some parents are not as active as they work more hours, yet they have this notion that this will give them the enti - tlement to
joint custody, which is not
true.
«What court is going to grant
joint custody to a convicted felon with a record for sexual violence,
true or not?
In the past,
true «
joint physical
custody» arrangements were more common, in which the child lived with each parent roughly half the time.
With respect to parents who have agreed upon
joint custody, this is
true.
This is
true whether she is the primary custodial parent or if parents share a
joint custody arrangement.
[FN143] This is particularly
true given the fact that
joint custody can skew any
custody negotiation by giving the parent who is less interested in
custody more leverage.
This is particularly
true since the presumption in favor of
joint custody may preclude sufficient analysis of the impact of psychological abuse, or may preclude sufficient analysis of physical abuse if the abused parent is hesitant to raise the history of abuse or is effectively silenced in the attempt to do so.