a child in that person's care. Child custody consists of legal custody, which is the right to make decisions about the child, and physical custody, which...

The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State...

Child custody, conservatorship and guardianship describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and the parent's child, such as the right...

Sole custody is a child custody arrangement whereby only one parent has custody of a child. In the most common use of the term, sole custody refers to...

Joint custody is a form of child custody pursuant to which custody rights are awarded to both parents. Joint custody may refer to joint physical custody, joint...

Child abduction or child theft is the unauthorized removal of a minor (a child under the age of legal adulthood) from the custody of the child's natural...

Joint custody is a court order whereby custody of a child is awarded to both parties. In the United States, there are two forms of joint custody, joint...

address international child abduction arising when a child is removed by one parent, when both parents have custody rights, or custody has yet to be determined...

father must pay a mother. In some jurisdictions where there is joint custody, the child is considered to have two custodial parents and no non-custodial parents...

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...