Monday, August 11, 2014

We Have Joint Legal Custody of Our Children. What Happens If We Disagree?

Many couples going through divorce who have children under the age of 21 are choosing to share “joint legal custody of their children.”

Joint legal custody gives parents the rights and responsibilities to make all important decisions regarding their children, together. Important decisions are those related to health, education and extracurricular activities, religious upbringing, and developmental issues.

In this excellent blog posting, Jennifer Safian writes that while Joint decisions are all well and good, often one party will ask: “…and what happens if we disagree?” This question causes much stress to a divorcing couple, who may already have many other disagreements to deal with.

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