California Legal Custody Laws and Procedure

Legal custody is one of the most important topics in any California family law case.

Legal Custody is About Decisions Concerning the children

We don't know many parents who do not want to be involved in the decision-making process concerning their children. Where will the child go to school? What extracurricular activities will the child undertake? What medical care should the child receive? Should the child obtain a driver's license now or wait? These are just some of the decisions that legal custody touches.

Legal custody is usually joint or sole. Sometimes, legal custody can be a combination of joint and sole.

We wrote informative pages on joint legal custody, sole legal custody, and modifying legal custody. We encourage you to read them carefully to understand this important area of California child custody law. We promise you will be more informed about legal custody by the time you are done, and we will be thankful you took the time to gain knowledge on this important topic.

We hope you enjoy our pages on legal custody and welcome your feedback on anything you read within them. You may access them by navigating to the Child Custody link at the top of our website or simply clicking on the links below.