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Legal custody is the right to make important decisions for the child, including decisions about education, health care, and religion. Physical custody is the right to make decisions about the routine day-to-day activities of the child(ren) and where the child(ren) lives.
Legal Custody This means making decisions relating to important aspects of the child's life such as medical responsibility, schooling, and religious upbringing. This is a separate entity to the physical custody of a child, enabling both parents to be involved in important decisions even if they are not living together.
Sole physical custody is when a child lives primarily with one parent. The parent who has sole physical custody is known as the 'custodial' parent. The other parent will be known as the 'non-custodial' parent.
Legal custody in Minnesota can be either ?sole? or ?joint? (also referred to as ?shared?). ?Sole legal custody? means that one parent has the right to make these decisions for the minor child(ren) without the other parent's involvement.
Under MN law, the child's preference is one of the factors the court will consider when deciding custody, but it is not the only factor. There is not a specific age listed in the law, so it is up to the judge to decide whether the child(ren) is old enough and mature enough to make a choice.
Also, both parents must have signed a MN Recognition of Parentage (ROP), or there must be a current paternity order establishing the legal father. Joint Petition to Establish Custody and Parenting Time. Request to Establish Custody and Parenting Time. Response to Request to Establish Custody and Parenting Time.
The reasonable preference of the child, if the court deems the child to be of sufficient ability, age, and maturity to express an independent, reliable preference; Contrary to common belief, in Minnesota there is no particular age at which a child gets to decide which parent he wants to live with.
In Minnesota, unmarried mothers start out automatically with sole legal custody and sole physical custody of their children. However, unmarried fathers start out with no custody or parenting time rights, and must establish them through the Minnesota court system.
The clearest reason to ask for sole custody is to protect your child from physical harm, especially if the other parent has a history of any of the following issues: ABUSE: If a parent has assaulted or sexually abused the other parent or any child, this presents an obvious danger to their child.
In Minnesota, there is not set age limit on when a child can decide which parent to live with. The court will consider the child's wishes to the extent that the child is sufficiently mature to express reasoned and independent preferences as to the parenting time schedule.