NEBRASKA Part 57

JOINT CUSTODY

Custody of children can be divided into two issues: Legal Custody and Physical Custody. Legal Custody means the legal authority to make decisions and have control over a child. Physical Custody means having physical possession of a child. If parents share Joint Legal Custody then they are to jointly share in making decisions about their children. If parents share Joint Physical Custody, then they are to joint share the physical possession of their children, usually on a 50/50 basis.