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Joint physical custody vs. joint legal custody?

Joint Physical Custody vs. Joint Legal Custody

Joint physical custody is where the child spends part of each week with each parent, continually shuttling back forth between two households. Joint legal custody allows both parents to make decisions affecting a child's life, but the child physically lives with one parent, and visits with the other.

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