custody arrangement
Child-sharing agreement
A custody arrangement is the formal plan specifying how parents share responsibility for their children after separation or divorce.
It covers physical custody (where the child lives) and legal custody (who makes major decisions about education, health, and welfare).
Arrangements range from sole custody with one parent to various joint custody schedules: They worked out a custody arrangement where the kids alternate weeks.
- co-parentingJoint child-rearing by separated adults
- court orderBinding judicial directive
- primary caregiverMain person providing care
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- parenting planDocument dividing child responsibilities
visitation rights · family law · child support · decision-making authority · parental alienation · parental rights · best interests of the child · parenting time · supervised visitation · overnight visits · holiday schedule · school district · arbitration · psychological health · jurisdiction · emotional stability · sibling relationships · legal precedent
- caregivingcaregiver, take care, nurture, look after, compassionate care
- divorcedivorce court, divorce decree, divorce papers, divorce filing, divorce lawyer
- child custodynoncustodial parent
- custodynoncustodial parent, visitation rights, supervised visitation, parenting time, visitation
- Single Parentingsingle mom, single dad, single mother, single father, solo parent
- commitmentsvow, pledge, oath, vows, promise
custody arrangementfoster care
Supervised substitute parenting
institutionalization · child removal · institutional care · adoption · group home
custody, arrangement, custodial, custodian, custodianship, arrange, arranged, arranging, arranger