What are the rights of a non-custodial parent?
Usually, a judge will order “shared parental responsibility” for minor children when the parents separate or divorce. This means that both parents have a right to have full information about the children and to share in making major decisions for the children. The fact that a child lives primarily with one parent does not give that parent greater authority in the child’s upbringing. A divorce decree usually directs that the non-custodial parent has the same rights and equal authority as the custodial parent to make all important decision regarding their children.
