In California, parenting time agreements cover important information about:
Parents can share time with the kids, or the court could award physical custody to only one parent. A judge makes the final decision on custody, but it’s usually up to the parents to come up with an agreement that’s fair for everyone.
Here’s what you need to know.
A parenting time agreement, commonly called a custody and visitation agreement, is a written agreement that both parents are responsible for upholding. It includes time-share information, which pertains to how much time each parent gets to spend with the kids, as well as decision-making information, which pertains to how the parents will make important choices about their child’s health, education and welfare.
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The time you share with your children is referred to as physical custody. Physical custody can be joint, which means that your children live with both of you at different times. It can also be sole or primary, which means that your kids live with one of you most of the time and visit the other parent.
California courts recognize that kids benefit most from frequent and meaningful contact with both parents, which means you should divide your time fairly. Visitation can fall into a few categories:
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If you and your ex share legal custody, you both have the right to make these types of decisions. However, if only one of you has legal custody, that parent is authorized to make all the decisions – even if they apply while the children are with the other parent. The only exception is for emergency medical care; the parent who physically has the children when an emergency arises is authorized to make those decisions.
Related: California Divorce: Family, home and children
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