How will child custody be decided if my spouse and I cannot agree on terms?
Jan Meriss Alfonso Assistant at Ascent Law LLC Child custody can be decided in a variety of ways. A court may grant joint custody or supervised visitation, or it may grant the other parent no visitation at all. While no visitation is extremely rare, courts can grant it if the children are in danger. While courts are not supposed to favor either parent, judges are not impartial, and there may be gender biases. Joint custody When a couple cannot agree on child custody terms, they may go to court to fight over the terms. There are many different types of child custody and visitation laws. Generally, there are two main options: sole physical custody and joint legal custody. Joint legal custody means that the parents share joint authority over major decisions, such as who gets to make medical and religious choices. Joint physical custody means that the parents share equal physical supervision and time with the child. Whether sole custody or joint custody is the appropriate choice for ...