There
are different types of custody that a family might choose or that
a judge might order:
Note:
There is currently a shift in the law away from using terms such
as custody and access and a trend towards terms such as parenting.
This shift is already present in some provincial laws relating to
the separation of unmarried parents such as the Alberta Family
Law Act. The federal government currently has new legislation
proposed to amend the Divorce Act in the same way. The
shift is an attempt to focus more on joint parenting after a separation
rather than on issues such as custody and access which are seen
to be divisive and adversarial.
July
2006
Interim
Custody
Sole Custody
Joint
Custody
Involve and Consult
Custody
Split Custody
Shared Custody
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