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In joint custody, both parents are custodial parents and neither parent is a non-custodial parent. [10] With joint physical custody, terms such as "primary custodial parent" and "primary residence" have no legal meaning other than for determining tax status. [11]
In the decades leading up to the 1970s child custody battles were rare, and in most cases the mother of minor children would receive custody. [5] Since the 1970s, as custody laws have been made gender-neutral, contested custody cases have increased as have cases in which the children are placed in the primary custody of the father.
Typically the obligor is a non-custodial parent. [citation needed] Typically the obligee is a custodial parent, caregiver or guardian, or a government agency, and does not have to spend the money on the child. In the U.S., there is no gender requirement for child support; for example, a father may pay a mother or a mother may pay a father.
The custodial parent is the one with whom the child spends most nights during the year. According to the IRS website, here are some additional rules about what qualifies a child as your dependent:
A noncustodial parent is a parent who does not have physical custody of his or her minor child as the result of a court order. When the child lives with only one parent, in a sole custody arrangement, then the parent with which the child lives is the custodial parent while the other parent is the non-custodial parent.
The IRS website explains that only one parent, generally the custodial parent, may claim the child as a dependent and claim the child tax credit each year. This is regardless of child support.
In joint physical custody both parents are custodial parents and neither parent is a non-custodial parent. [2] [6] Joint custody is distinct from sole custody. In sole physical custody, the child's lives primarily in the home of one parent while the children may have visitation with the other parent. In sole legal custody, one parent is ...
A custodial account is an account that parents can set up and manage on their minor child’s behalf, and the child is able to take over the account upon becoming a legal adult. Once a custodial ...