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Originally Posted by troutman
There are some legal terms that confused regularly.
I think what you are describing is "joint" custody, where each parent has a role in the important decisions and welfare of the child.
"Shared" custody is a creature of the child support guidelines. Once a parent has the children more than 40% of the time, you have shared custody, and depart from the normal guideline support payments.
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I get my terminology mixed up but for simplicity my lawyer has referred to it as shared custody vs. shared parenting. But you are right there are two different meanings. Never ever give into full custody if you ever want your child 50% of the time. Always ensure you have joint custody.