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Custody can be held by more both spouses; this is called ''joint custody''. Having joint custody doesn't mean the child's time is equally split between the spouses' homes, but it does mean that they are both assumed to be good parents and that both <span class="noglossary">will</span> participate in making parenting decisions.
Access generally refers to the schedule of the spouse with the least amount of time with the child. There are no fixed rules about what access should look like. The facts factors that the court usually thinks about when making decisions about access include:
*the distance between the spouses' homes,