What does an “award of child custody” involve?
In family law the term “custody” of minor children refers to the combination or collection of rights and responsibilities that parents have and enjoy with regard to their minor children. And in family law cases, the allocation of those rights and responsibilities between parents causes the most anxiety. When parties divorce or there is an issue of custody of minor children between never married parents, in the absence of an agreement between the parents, the court are called upon to create custodial arrangements for children of the marriage under 19 years of age in an “award” or order of custody.
