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Video: What are the Different Types of Custody?

By: Steven Benmor, B.Sc., LL.B., Family Lawyer

Jurisdiction: Ontario (Canada)

[types of custody: sole custody, joint custody, split custody, shared custody] Let’s start with the word “custody”. Let’s talk about the noun and then we’ll talk about the adjective. So custody means where the children live and who makes the decisions regarding the children’s lives. So now let’s talk sole custody. The child lives solely with one person and solely that one person makes all the decisions regarding the children’s lives … Most common in situations where people split up, particularly where there has been a hightened conflict around the separation. And I’ll tell you why, and the best to answer that question why is sole custody more common in situtions of conflict is when we define what joint custody means. Joint custody is where the children primarily live with one parent but the two parents together discuss, co-operate and colaborate upon major decisions regarding the children, whether it’s schooling choices, or extra-curricular activities, or religious issues. So the questions gets asked, “Why would people agree to joint custody if …” (click here for more)

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