An agreement in which a divorced couple share the rights and responsibilities of making major decisions about their child's life.
Both parents, together, make major decisions about their minor children such as residence, healthcare, education, religious practices, etc.
The sharing of the right to make important decisions about a child's welfare by both parents.
A form of custody where both parents have equal rights and responsibilities, including the right to participate in major decisions determining the child's up-bringing including education, health care, and religious training.
Situation in which both parents continue to make joint decisions for their child's education, medical care, religious training, camp, and other day to day matters.
A form of custody of minor children in which the parents share the responsibilities and major decision-making related to the child. (See child custody section).
When both parents make important decisions for a child, like health, education, and well being. In an emergency, one parent can make medical decisions without the other.
Arrangement in which the decision-making responsibility is shared by both parents.