When parents choose to get a divorce, or if the parties have never been
married, one of the main issues to address will surround the custody of
the children. Parents will need to decide who how custody will be allocated
between parents, a visitation schedule will need to be implemented, who
is to pay child support, and in some cases, paternity must be established
if not already done so. There are two different types of custody when
dealing with children. The first is legal custody, who makes the major
decisions about issues such as education, health, medical care, and religion.
The second type is physical custody, which refers to where a child lives
and which parent supervises the child’s day to day activities. Parents
may share both legal and physical custody of a child, or one parent may
be given sole legal or physical custody or both.
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