Joint Legal Custody - Divorce Encyclopedia

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Term Definition Joint Legal Custody - a form of custody of minor children in which the parents share the responsibilities and major decision-making related to the child.

Application in Divorce In this routine, because both the children.

The advantage of joint legal custody is that both parents, though no longer married, share involvement in the development of the child.