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is the difference between physical and legal custody in California?

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so in california legal custody is a
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decision-making power
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who’s going to be the child’s doctor and
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what school are they going to go to
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these are legal decisions so there are
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various labels for legal custody
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you can have sole legal custody joint
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legal custody
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physical custody is the actual time
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share that the children have with each
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parent
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so the label is less important on that
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and because you can have joint joint
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physical you can have soul physical you
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can have primary physical with one
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parent
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the label is less important and it’s
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what what is the actual
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time share between the parents

Sacramento, CA family law attorney Mary Molinaro explains the difference between physical and legal custody in California.

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