Determining sole custody in your plan is simple. In the app, click the Parent Plan tab. More than two dozen categories of educational regulations will appear. In a joint custody case, the mother and father share custody of the child after the divorce. This means that both share responsibility for the child`s decision about his or her education. However, in the case of sole custody, the parent shares full responsibility for the decisions. Factors the court considers in determining whether sole custody exists for each situation include: Sole custody (also called sole parental responsibility) is when one parent has full responsibility for making important decisions for the child. The other parent has no say, but often has access rights and the responsibility to pay child support. There are many ways for parents to share custody. Your court may let you decide the details, or it may use one of the following agreements (or a variation) by default. Custody is the right granted to parents to make important decisions about the child`s life after the parents divorce. Custody can be joint or single and depends on the circumstances of the case. If you can`t reach an agreement, it`s best to contact a local lawyer to help you with the process.

Ultimately, parents should put their child`s interests above their own. Option 1: Parents work together on all decisions whenever possible. For example, parents decide together which school their child will attend and whether they will go on a field trip. Shared custody means that both parents are responsible for giving your child a home. Each parent is responsible for taking care of your child. Shared custody means that your child has frequent, ongoing contact with both of you. Without sufficient evidence that the other parent`s involvement in decision-making could harm your child, your chances of getting sole custody are slim. Example of sole custody: the mother and father divorced, which is largely due to the father`s drug and addiction. The mother requests and obtains custody of the child. This means that the single mother has the legal authority to decide on key issues related to the child`s upbringing, and the father does not have the legal right to participate in the decision-making process. Courts determine primary physical custody based on several factors that vary from state to state, but most jurisdictions place great importance on who was the primary caregiver of the child during the marriage.

In general, courts tend to rule on joint custody to ensure that both parents are involved in the child`s decision-making process. Custody is about making decisions for your child about their child: Typically, parents are granted joint custody, which means that parents must be involved in the decision-making process regarding the children and parents have equal rights to the child`s medical and educational records. For example, if the father is abusive, the mother can apply to the court for sole custody of the child. In another example, if the mother is negligent, the father can ask the court for sole custody of the child. This type of custody excludes the parent who is unable to do the work. This diminishes their legal right to participate in the decision-making process. Physical custody is a parent`s right to allow the child to live with them. Custody may be awarded to only one parent. However, it is rare for a parent to have sole custody of a child unless the court deems the co-parent inappropriate. Parents can also share custody equally, or the child can live with a parent most of the time. If the child lives more often with one of the parents than with one of his parents, the domicile of the parent with whom the child stays more frequently is generally considered to be the child`s principal residence.

The courts do not automatically award custody of the mother or father, regardless of the age or sex of your children. The courts cannot deny you custody or access simply because you have never been married to the other parent, or because you or the other parent has a physical disability or lifestyle, religious belief or sexual orientation. Physical custody gives the parent the right and duty to care for the child on a daily basis. Physical custody allows the parent to have the right for the child to live with him. Child care includes important decision-making tasks that affect children, including religious education, school choice, tutoring, cultural education, extracurricular activities, health care, etc. Sole custody means that a parent is responsible for giving your child a home and caring for them. If you have any questions about the scope and/or limits of “shared legal” or “exclusive legal” custody, please contact Joseph A. Guillama, attorney at Reading Custody. Custody gives the parent the opportunity to make decisions for the child. A parent with legal custody of a child has the right to make decisions regarding medical care, schooling and upbringing of the child, and religious education. If you can`t agree, the judge will send you to mediation and a mediator from Family Court Services or another court-related program will help you. If you still can`t agree, you and the other parent will meet with the judge.

Typically, the judge will then decide on your custody and visitation schedule. Learn more about custody mediation. However, some parents can never agree on the decisions that need to be made for the child. They may disagree on some things that are easy to decide. If the parents have not reached an agreement, the judge may decide to grant sole custody to one of the parents. This means that only one parent is responsible for the child`s life choices.