Divorce Dex.com: Joint Legal Custody

Definition Joint Legal Custody - a form of custody of minor children in which the parents share the responsibilities and major decision-making related to the child.

Application in Divorce In this routine, because both the noncustodial parent and the custodial parent jointly share parental decision making, the noncustodial parent is less likely to drift away from his or her children.

The advantage of joint legal custody is that both parents, though no longer married, share involvement in the development of the child.

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How can parents share custody?

When it comes to co-parenting, divorce agreements should plan for future new and changing circumstances. Change will happen, how a divorce couple parent after their divorce should be thought about and a planned problem solving technique in place.

Contributed on 11/13/2007 by: Centre for Mediation & Dispute ResoWellesley HIlls, MA[Total Submissions: 11]

Category: Child Custody (Applicable in All States)

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Divorce Does Not Break the Bond of Parenting
When young children are involved, remember that as a divorced parent you are still going to have to deal with the child’s other parent until the child is grown and out of the house. If one spouse believes the divorce made him or her a victim, the well from which both of you must drink is poisoned.

Contributed on 7/6/2007 by: DivorceDex.com Staff
Category: Parenting (Applicable in All States)
Joint Custody Ideas
If you are looking at joint custody arrangements, how about the popular 5/2 2/5. This is a very stable and predictable way of child sharing that insures no more than 5 days will ever go by without seeing the children. One parent takes each Monday and Tuesday while the other parent takes each Wednesday and Thursday then have every other weekend which will either be Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday to one parent and then Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday to the other parent. The children always know where they are that day and there are fewer transitions.

Contributed on 10/12/2007 by: Divorce In A Day MediationCarlsbad, CA[Total Submissions: 14]
Category: Child Custody (Applicable in All States)

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