Sole custody

Child custody awarded to only one parent

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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 a context in which one parent has sole physical custody of a child.[1]

## Types of custody

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Depending upon the jurisdiction, custody may be divided into two components, legal custody and physical custody.[2] Physical custody relates to the child's legal domicile and where the child resides.[3] Legal custody involves the parents' participation in important life decisions pertaining to the child, such as significant medical decisions or where the child attends school.[4] It is not uncommon for a parent with sole physical custody to share legal custody with the other parent, but it is uncommon for parents to share physical custody while one parent has sole legal custody.[5]

## History and prevalence

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Historically, sole custody was the most common form of child custody granted after divorce.[3] Since the 1980s, joint physical custody with shared parenting have become much more common, and in some jurisdictions there is a legislative preference or presumption in favor of joint legal custody, joint physical custody or both. Research indicates that children fare better in joint custody arrangements, or custody arrangements that allow a child to have good access to both parents.[6][7]

Although women are granted sole custody more often than men, it is a popular misconception common in the men's rights movement that this is due to systemic bias; in reality it is because men infrequently contest or seek it.[8]

## See also

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* Alternating custody
* Bird's nest custody
* Child custody
* Divorce
* Family law
* Family court
* Parens patriae
* Parenting plan
* Shared parenting
* Split custody
* Third-party custody
* Ward of the state

## References

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1. ^ Taussig, John G.; Carpenter, John T. (1980). "Joint Custody". North Dakota Law Review. 56: 224.
2. ^ Abiston, Catherine R.; Maccoby, Eleanor E.; Mnookin, Robert R (1990). "Does Joint Legal Custody Matter". Stanford Law and Policy Review. 2: 167.
3. ^ a b Young, Alison H. (1994). "Joint Custody as Norm: Solomon Revisited". Osgoode Hall Law Journal. 32 (4): 785–816. doi:10.60082/2817-5069.1663.
4. ^ See, e.g., "Basics of Custody & Visitation Orders". California Courts. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
5. ^ See, e.g., "Georgia Code Title 19. Domestic Relations § 19-9-6". Findlaw. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
6. ^ Baude, Amandine; Pearson, Jessica; Drapeau, Sylvie (27 June 2016). "Child Adjustment in Joint Physical Custody Versus Sole Custody: A Meta-Analytic Review". Journal of Divorce & Remarriage. 57 (5): 338–360. doi:10.1080/10502556.2016.1185203. S2CID 147782279.
7. ^ Linda Nielsen (2018). "Joint Versus Sole Physical Custody: Children's Outcomes Independent of Parent–Child Relationships, Income, and Conflict in 60 Studies". Journal of Divorce & Remarriage. 59 (4). Journal of Divorce and Remarriage: 247–281. doi:10.1080/10502556.2018.1454204. S2CID 149954035.
8. ^ O'Donnell J (2022). "Men's Rights Activism and the Manosphere". Gamergate and Anti-Feminism in the Digital Age. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 9–61. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-14057-0_2. ISBN 978-3-031-14056-3.

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Organizations|

* Families Need Fathers
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