legal custody

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von legal custody im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Legal custody means the custodial parent's right and responsibility to make major decisions concerning the child, except with respect to specified decisions set forth in any agreement reached by the parties or in any court order or judgment Major decisions include, but are not limited to: decisions regarding consent to marry, enter military service, and obtain a motor vehicle operator's license; authorization for nonemergency health care; and choice of school and religion; The right to determine the child's upbringing including education, health care, and religious training; the right to make decisions about a child's well being including the child's health, education and welfare; custody awarded by law - in the instances of children, a form of custody that allows access to the child's medical records, school records and other matters; right of person to make important decisions concerning child, to deal with school authorities, doctors, and other persons concerning child; A child custody decision which entails the right to make, or participate in, the significant decisions affecting a child's health and welfare (compare with physical custody and joint custody); – a type of child custody in which one parent has the right to make decisions about the child’s upbringing