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  2. Joint custody (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Family law. Joint custody is a court order whereby custody of a child is awarded to both parties. [1][2] In the United States, there are two forms of joint custody, joint physical custody (called also "shared parenting" or "shared custody") and joint legal custody. [2] In joint physical custody, the lodging and care of the child is shared ...

  3. Joint custody - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Joint custody is a form of child custody pursuant to which custody rights are awarded to both parents. Joint custody may refer to joint physical custody, joint legal custody, or both combined. In joint legal custody, both parents of a child share major decision making regarding for example education, medical care and religious upbringing.

  4. Shared parenting - Wikipedia

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    Shared parenting, shared residence, joint residence, shared custody, joint physical custody, equal parenting time ( EPT) is a child custody arrangement after divorce or separation, in which both parents share the responsibility of raising their child (ren), with equal or close to equal parenting time. [1] A regime of shared parenting is based ...

  5. Noncustodial parent - Wikipedia

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    Noncustodial parent. 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.

  6. Child custody laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Child custody, conservatorship and guardianship describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and the parent's child, such as the right of the parent to make decisions for the child, and the parent's duty to care for the child. Custody issues typically arise in proceedings involving divorce, as well as in paternity, annulment ...

  7. List of shared parenting legislation - Wikipedia

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    This bill makes the presumption that joint physical custody be awarded in cases where joint legal custody is awarded, it defines joint physical custody as "equal time-sharing," and sets the burden required to overcome the presumption as a preponderance of the evidence. It would also remove language from the law stating that there would not be a ...

  8. Child custody - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Child custody is a legal term regarding guardianship which is used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent or guardian and a child in that person's care. Child custody consists of legal custody, which is the right to make decisions about the child, and physical custody, which is the right and duty to house ...

  9. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

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    The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1997. [1] The UCCJEA has since been adopted by 49 U.S. States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. As of 2021, the only state that has not adopted ...