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Custody is about the right to have the child with you and the right to make decisions about how the child is raised. Custody can be awarded to one person, called ''sole custody'', or it can be shared between two parents, usually called ''joint custody''. | Custody is about the right to have the child with you and the right to make decisions about how the child is raised. Custody can be awarded to one person, called ''sole custody'', or it can be shared between two parents, usually called ''joint custody''. | ||
A parent who has sole custody | A parent who has sole custody of a child is the parent in whose household the child lives for the majority of the time. | ||
When parents have joint custody, both parents have the right to the day-to-day care of the child, although the child may spend more time at the home of one parent than the other, sometimes a lot more time. Parents can have joint custody even when one of them only sees the child on the weekends and even when the parents live in different provinces. There is no connection between having joint custody and the amount of time each parent has with the child. | When parents have joint custody, both parents have the right to the day-to-day care of the child, although the child may spend more time at the home of one parent than the other, sometimes a lot more time. Parents can have joint custody even when one of them only sees the child on the weekends and even when the parents live in different provinces. There is no connection between having joint custody and the amount of time each parent has with the child. | ||