See Also: Legal Custody(law)
Sole Legal Custody(law)
Joint Legal Custody(law)
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custody(dictionary)
CUSTODY(law)
CUSTODY ORDER(law)
Divided Custody(law)
protective custody(dictionary)
Hybrid Custody(law)

Legal Custody (law)




The right and obligation to make major life decisions such as where the child goes to school, which doctors he or she sees and how money relating to the child is handled. There are two types of legal custody: joint legal custody and sole legal custody.









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In a divorce, one of two types of child custody. A parent who has legal custody has the right to be involved in all the decision making typically involved with being a parent, such as religious upbringing, education and medical decisions. Legal custody ca