What is the difference between custody, partial custody and visitation?
There are distinctions between these three terms. Custody has two sub-parts which are “physical custody” and “legal custody”. Physical custody means the actual physical possession and control of a child. Legal custody means the legal right to make major decisions affecting the best interests of a child including, but not limited to, medical, religious and educational decisions. Partial custody is a right given to a person to take possession of a child away from the custodial parent for a period of time. Visitation is the right to visit a child. Visitation does not include the right to remove a child from the custodian’s control.
