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Custody

Laws current as of August 21, 2024

What is joint custody?

Joint custody means both parents share the rights and responsibilities of raising their child.  There are two types of joint custody, joint legal and joint physical.

Joint legal custody is when both parents have the same rights to make major decisions about how the child is raised. This includes deciding what school the child goes to, what health care s/he receives, and what religion s/he is taught. 1

Joint physical custody is when the child lives with both parents at different times. Each parent takes care of the child and controls the child’s daily routine when the child is at his/her respective home.2

1 Minn. Stat. § 518.003(b)
2 Minn. Stat. § 518.003(d)

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