What is legal decision-making (custody) and parenting time (visitation)?
Legal decision-making is a legal term referring to the right and responsibility of a person to make all nonemergency legal decisions for a child including those regarding education, health care, religious training and personal care decisions. A parent may be awarded sole or joint legal decision-making. Legal decision-making is also sometimes referred to as custody.
Parenting time is the schedule of time during which each parent has access to a child at specified times. Each parent during their scheduled parenting time is responsible for providing the child with food, clothing and shelter and may make routine decisions concerning the child’s care. Parenting time is also sometimes referred to as visitation.
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