Sole custody
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Sole custody is a child custody arrangement whereby only one parent has custody of a child. In the most common use of the term, sole custody refers to a context in which one parent has sole physical custody of a child.[1]
Types of custody
Depending upon the jurisdiction, custody may be divided into two components, legal custody and physical custody.[2] Physical custody relates to the child's legal domicile and where the child resides.[3] Legal custody involves the parents' participation in important life decisions pertaining to the child, such as significant medical decisions or where the child attends school.[4] It is not uncommon for a parent with sole physical custody to share legal custody with the other parent, but it is uncommon for parents to share physical custody while one parent has sole legal custody.[5]
History
Historically, sole custody was the most common form of child custody granted after
See also
- Alternating custody
- Bird's nest custody
- Child custody
- Divorce
- Family law
- Family court
- Parens patriae
- Parenting plan
- Shared parenting
- Split custody
- Third-party custody
- Ward of the state
References
- ^ Taussig, John G.; Carpenter, John T. (1980). "Joint Custody". North Dakota Law Review. 56: 224.
- ^ Abiston, Catherine R.; Maccoby, Eleanor E.; Mnookin, Robert R (1990). "Does Joint Legal Custody Matter". Stanford Law and Policy Review. 2: 167.
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- ^ See, e.g., "Basics of Custody & Visitation Orders". California Courts. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ See, e.g., "Georgia Code Title 19. Domestic Relations § 19-9-6". Findlaw. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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