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Whats the difference between joint legal custody and sole legal custody?

April 26, 2017Custody difference Joint Legal sole

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Whats the difference between joint legal custody and sole legal custody?

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Joint legal custody confers authority on both parents to make major decisions about the children. It does not mean the children spend half the year with Dad and the other half with Mom. Sole legal custody means that one parent makes all of the big d ecisions, but can’t take the children from Massachusetts permanently without the prior permission of the other parent or court.