Alternating custody

Alternating custody can have two different meanings. It is typically used when parents take turns having sole custody of a child based on a regular schedule, while the non-custodial parent has visitation rights. For example, the father may have sole custody on odd years while mother has sole custody on even years. Also called divided custody, this is a very rare type of child custody, typically utilized when the parents of a child live long distances away from each other.[1][2][3]

At other times, the term is used as a synonym for divided custody, a form of joint physical custody where the child lives approximately equal time with the two parent, for example with weekly or bi-weekly exchanges.[4]

## See also

* Divorce
* Child custody
* Parenting plan
* Shared parenting

## References

1. ↑ Nancy Gilsan Gourley, Joint custody: The best interest of the child, Tulsa Law Review, 1982, 18:159.
2. ↑ Mississippi law on custody and visitation, The Mississippi Bar
3. ↑ Richard C. Guerriero, Louisiana's New Joint Custody Law, Louisiana Law Review, 1983, 43:759.
4. ↑ Gour, Nancy G. (Fall 1982). "Joint Custody: The Best Interests of the Child". Tulsa Law Review 18 (1): 161. http://digitalcommons.law.utulsa.edu/tlr/vol18/iss1/6. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

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