What's the difference between primary custody and joint custody of minor children after a divorce?

I am about to go to court to have a decision made regarding custody. My three children spend about 50% of their time with me and about 50% with their mother. The Gardain at litem's is planning to recommend that my exwife get primary custody. How can she do this? And what is the likelyhood that the judge will follow her advice. Thus far this month the children have spent 57% of their time with me and 43% with their mother.

If you think that you would be a better primary care giver--THEN FIGHT FOR IT!! My husband thought that it would be better for his daughter to be with her mother and he had the delusion that the ex would be cooperative, but she hasn't been!! If YOU think you could and will be more cooperative than the mother, then you need to have your lawyer FIGHT for YOU and NOT the Mother to be the Primary care giver. Someone has to be, and it needs to stop going to the mother if YOU think you will and can be fair to the mother then go for you being the primary caregiver. Even if you have joint custody, SOMEONE has to be the primary, DON'T let it be the Mom!!!!

Primary custody is given to the parent that the child resides with most of the time, usually mom.Because they are primary, they can make decisions without input from the other parent such as emergency treatment of the child;however as primary you are required to let the secondary parent know certain things such as if youre planning to move out of state, etc. If you have joint custody or shared parenting, it means you share custody of the child equally.Usually holidays and so forth are split between parents and the child usually resides with one parent for a certain amount of time and then may live with the other for the remaining time. Decisions for the child are usually made together.Joint custody is generally when youre dealing with two active parents who both want to be involved with their childs upbringing.

Primary, or physical custody is awarded to the parent with whom the the child will reside and this parent will have the final say in decisions involving the child. When you have joint custody all material decisions are to be made by the parents jointly and the children generally spend equal amounts of time with their two parents.

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