What is Physical Custody?

Physical Custody To have physical custody of a child means to have control over where that child lives, and that child’s daily routine. The judge can either award sole physical custody to one parent, or joint physical custody to both parents. Sole Physical...

What is Legal Custody?

Legal custody is “the right to determine the child’s upbringing, including education, health care and religious training.”  Simply put, a parent who has legal custody of a child has the right to decide things such as where the child goes to school,...