I have primary physical custody and joint legal custody of my son.
If I were to receive sole custody of my son, what exactly would change from the current custody agreement?
Basically, what's the difference between sole custody and primary physical/joint legal?How would filing for sole custody change the current situation?Sole custody is defined as an arrangement whereby only one parent has physical and legal custody of a child and the other parent has visitation rights.
Joint custody is defined as an arrangement by which parents who do not live together share the upbringing of a child. Joint custody can be joint legal custody (in which both parents have a say in decisions affecting the child)
The major difference is the ability to make decisions for the child. I don't understand how an order from the court gives you full control over visitation, but each court makes it's own decisions.
Having primary physical custody is pretty much the same as having primary residence it means that your home is his primary residence.How would filing for sole custody change the current situation?Joint means you share the custody with your son's father. Sole custody means you don't have to share it anymore and you can prohibit the father from ever seeing your son. Or you make the call when, where, and for how long he will see him. Sole custody means it's totally up to you.How would filing for sole custody change the current situation?I know that my sons father asked me to move to NYC so in turn he could get joint custody and pay less child support, If you gain full custody I'm sure he will have to pay more child support if you have an order, but if you want full custody you will have to give a very good reason why, since there's already a joint order it will be much harder to obtain.
good reasons being: abuse to your child sexual/physical/ emotional or the father is an alcoholic/drug user and its up to you to prove all this as well, if he is not a threat per say but is a drug abuser he will probably get supervised visitation.
