Unless otherwise mandated or amended by court order, yes you do.
The person has petitioned the court for sole legal and physical custody of the children.The person has petitioned the court for sole legal and physical custody of the children.The person has petitioned the court for sole legal and physical custody of the children.The person has petitioned the court for sole legal and physical custody of the children.
There is physical (residential) custody and legal custody. If you share legal custody with the other parent of if they have visitation rights you cannot move the children without the non-custodial parent's consent and/or court approval.There is physical (residential) custody and legal custody. If you share legal custody with the other parent of if they have visitation rights you cannot move the children without the non-custodial parent's consent and/or court approval.There is physical (residential) custody and legal custody. If you share legal custody with the other parent of if they have visitation rights you cannot move the children without the non-custodial parent's consent and/or court approval.There is physical (residential) custody and legal custody. If you share legal custody with the other parent of if they have visitation rights you cannot move the children without the non-custodial parent's consent and/or court approval.
in what way?
If there is a divorce with two children and joint physical custody has been ordered by the court, does each parent have a right to claim one child per year? This generally has to be addressed by the court, but joint physical custody does not necessarily mean equal physical access. He parent with the children 51% of the time can take the deduction, minus any time spent in day care and/or school. A true form of joint physical custody is Bird Nest. see link below
Being married or unmarried is not much of a determining factor when it comes to custody nowadays. In order to have custody changed you would need to prove that either your household and parenting abilities are substantially better than the other parent, or that their situation is detrimental to the children. Having a spouse does not necessarily mean that you are better able to care for the children, especially if the other parent has had custody for a significant length of time without the children having any problems in a single parent household.
It is a term that has the same meaning as primary physical custody meaning the person so awarded has the child or children living with them the greater percentage of time.
Adultery is not usually considered in determining who gets custody of the children because being faithful or unfaithful doesn't typically affect the quality or ability of one's parenting.
see related question
You cannot have sole custody without physical custody. If your ex has physical custody, you are the non-custodial parent.
Physical custody means that a person (typically the parent) has the right to have the child living with them. This could be sole physical custody, or even joint physical custody in which the parents share custody of their child.
See Cooperative Parenting Below
If the child has been residing with the step-father for x amount of time he may be able to get physical custody of the child unless the biological father wants to take the physical custody than he can get visitation.