What is legal custody with legal?

Answer 1

As far as I know legal custody is which is done legally means cleared all the legal process. But still its better to ask any expert and if you want then there is one of my friend you can ask him http://www.werterlaw.com/Practice-Areas/Divorce.shtml

Answer 2

Child custody is established by a court order.

Custody labels change depending upon the jurisdiction in which you reside. It is important to know and understand the proper custody labels and have them applied in your child custody order. Generally there are two main categories of custody:

• Legal Custody: Legal custody refers to making major decisions in your child's life such as medical and health related decisions, education, and welfare.
• Physical Custody: Physical custody refers to which parent the children reside with on a day to day basis.

Sole Legal

One parent has the right to make any decisions that affect the child.

Joint Legal

Both parents have the right to be involved in decisions regarding the child.

Sole Physical

The child resides with one parent who is said to have primary physical custody and the other parent has visitation rights pursuant to a visitation schedule either issued by the court or arranged by the parents.

Joint Physical

Arrangements are designed that provide the child will spend 50% of their time with each parent. Child support is modified based on this time split and the differences between their incomes.

Generally the phrase full custody is used to refer to a parent with sole legal custody. Sole legal custody means that the parent has the right to make all decisions that affect the child. That includes such things as where the child resides, attends school, medical treatment, etc. Joint legal custody means the parents both have an equal right to make decisions regarding the child and one must consult the other before making important decisions. Primary physical custody refers to the parent with whom the child resides the majority of the time.