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The federal ''Divorce Act'' talks about the care of children in terms of custody and access. Custody is the right to have the child with you and the right to make parenting decisions about the child, such as deciding where a child goes to school, how a sick child is treated, whether a child is raised in a religion, and what sports the child plays after school. Access is the schedule of the child's time between spouses. | The federal ''Divorce Act'' talks about the care of children in terms of custody and access. Custody is the right to have the child with you and the right to make parenting decisions about the child, such as deciding where a child goes to school, how a sick child is treated, whether a child is raised in a religion, and what sports the child plays after school. Access is the schedule of the child's time between spouses. | ||
Custody can be held by more both spouses; this is called ''joint custody''. Having joint custody doesn't mean the child's time is equally split between the spouses' homes, but it does mean that they are both assumed to be good parents and that both will participate in making parenting decisions. | Custody can be held by more both spouses; this is called ''joint custody''. Having joint custody doesn't mean the child's time is equally split between the spouses' homes, but it does mean that they are both assumed to be good parents and that both <span class="noglossary">will</span> participate in making parenting decisions. | ||
Access generally refers to the schedule of the spouse with the least amount of time with the child. There are no fixed rules about what access should look like. The facts that the court usually thinks about include: | Access generally refers to the schedule of the spouse with the least amount of time with the child. There are no fixed rules about what access should look like. The facts that the court usually thinks about include: | ||