What is the difference between legal custody and legal guardianship of a minor in the state of Ohio?
A custodial parent is the parent who is given physical or legal custody of a child by court order. There are two kinds of custody: legal custody and physical custody. Custody issues most often arise in a divorce or separation, requiring a court’s determination of which parent, relative or other adult should have physical and/or legal control and responsibility for a minor (child) under 18. When both parents share custody of a child after a divorce it is called joint custody. Joint custody may be either legal or physical custody. Physical custody, designates where the child will actually live, whereas legal custody gives the custodial person(s) the right to make decisions for the child’s welfare. Child custody can be decided by a local court in a divorce or if a child, relative, close friend or state agency questions whether one or both parents is unfit, absent, dead, in prison or dangerous to the child’s well- being. In such cases custody can be awarded to a grandparent or other relati
