Child Custody Questions - Joint Custody Agreements and What You Need to Know

Joint custody gives both parents the right to influence the child's raising. It is where both parents have legal responsibilities and rights regarding their child, despite where they live. The child may live with one parent and visit the other on weekends, it could spend equal amounts of time living with each parent, moving back and forth on a regular basis. Even though the custody is shared, they child may simply live with one parent and visit the other from time to time.