Split custody

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Split custody refers to a child custody arrangement in which one parent has sole custody of one or more children while the other parent has sole custody of the remaining siblings. Split custody is rare, as it is thought that it is in the best to keep siblings together for mutual comfort, stability and support. Reasons for split custody can be child preferences for different parents or siblings that do not get along with each other. It is more common for older compared to younger siblings, and then usually at the request of one of the children.[1][2][3]

Split custody is different from shared parenting, where all children live approximately equal time with each parent in a joint arrangement.

  1. ^ Split Custody Definition, Duhaime's Law Dictionary
  2. ^ Webster Watnik (April 2003). Child Custody Made Simple: Understanding the Laws of Child Custody and Child Support. Single Parent Press. pp. 16–38. ISBN 978-0-9649404-3-7. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  3. ^ Split Custody, FindLaw Legal Dictionary