Im not sure what kind of custody arrangement is right. What do I do?
The answer to this question really depends upon how well you and your spouse are able to work together. Many clients say that they want joint custody with their spouse. This raises a question of what the parties think joint custody really means. There are essentially four types of custody arrangements: Joint Legal Custody, Joint Physical Custody, Split Custody and Sole Custody. They will be discussed below in no particular order. Explanation of Custody • In a joint legal custody arrangement, the children live primarily with one parent and the parent who doesnt have the children has visitation or parenting time. Both parents are able to work together in making decisions involving the children. If an agreement cannot be reached in decisions involving the children, the parent who has custody of the children will decide. Before the Court will approve joint legal custody, both parties will have to testify that they are able to cooperate with each other for the childrens educational, medical
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