shared custody
Divided parental responsibility
Shared custody is a legal arrangement in which divorced or separated parents both have significant responsibility for raising their child.
The term covers various splits of time and decision-making authority, from equal 50/50 arrangements to schedules where one parent has the child on weekends.
They agreed to shared custody after the divorce.
- co-parentingJoint child-rearing by separated adults
- visitation rightsNoncustodial parent's scheduled contact
- custodial parentParent children reside with
- parenting timeScheduled custody access
- transitionsMovements between states
two homes · back and forth · time-sharing · school nights · summer schedule · mediation · parenting plan · child support · family court · shared parenting · parental rights · legal guardian · split time · child development · family therapy · emotional stability · best interests · psychological well-being
- family lifebirth, kinship, childbirth, pregnancy, new baby
- Shared Responsibilitiesrent, bills, mortgage, childcare, co-parenting
- divorcedivorce court, divorce decree, divorce papers, divorce filing, divorce lawyer
- family lawchild support, alimony, family court, divorce petitions, divorce law
- child custodycustodial parent, noncustodial parent, non-custodial parent
- Co-parenting schedulepickup times, drop-off times, holiday schedule, summer schedule, alternating weeks
shared custodyrestricted access
Entry limited to authorized individuals
no contact order · parental alienation · abandonment · estrangement