In Georgia, as with all other states, the court will always be looking out for the best interests of the children. What you want or your spouse wants is not really relevant until the court says it is. If you have legal custody of your children, it means that you have the right to make decisions about their welfare including things like where they go to school, what religion they practice, whether they need academic tutoring or psychological counseling, and when they go to the doctor. Courts generally prefer that both parents continue to participate in making these decisions for their children just as they did when they were married—in other words, for both parents to share legal custody. This is called joint legal custody. But a judge may give one parent sole legal custody if:
• There is so much hostility that parents s imply can’t communicate at all, even about important decisions affecting their children.
• One parent lives a great distance away.
• One parent is abusive or neglectful.
• One parent simply isn’t involved in the child’s day-to-day life and doesn’t spend time with the child.
Finally, a few judges order joint legal custody, but then designate one parent as the “tie-breaker” in the event the parents can’t agree.
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