Types of Custody
"Legal custody" vs. "Residential Custody"
Residential custody determines where the child will live and with which parent. Legal custody determines authority to make decisions affecting the child's life. Both are extremely important.
When parents are living together with the child, they are both presumed to have joint residential custody and joint legal custody. However, when a divorce occurs, or when parents separate, where the child lives, and who has the decision-making authority to make decisions in the child's life, becomes crucial.
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