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Child Custody Issues

Child custody generally involves two very important aspects concerning your minor children.  The first aspect of child custody is “legal custody.”  Legal custody involves giving rights to either of the parents or both parents when it comes to making decisions about raising the children.  A parent who has legal custody will be able to make decisions about the child’s education, religion, medical issues, and discipline, as well as where the child will live, or their physical custody. With "sole custody", you alone have legal and physical custody of your child. In a "joint custody" or “shared custody” arrangement, you and your ex-spouse share legal and/or physical child custody. If you and your spouse cannot agree on a child custody arrangement, the court will likely make a child custody decision based on the "best interests of your child." Once child custody is ordered by a court in a divorce decree and you have lost your custody rights, it is very difficult to gain them back.