<Li> Split custody (la garde divisée in French), an arrangement whereby one parent has full - time custody over some children, and the other parent has full custody over the other children . </Li> <Li> Third - party custody, an arrangement whereby the children do not remain with either biological parent, and are placed under the custody of a third person . </Li> <P> Joint physical custody involves a court order that awards custody of a child to both parties . In joint custody, both parents are custodial parents and neither parent is a non-custodial parent; in other words, the child has two custodial parents . </P> <P> If a child has legal residence with both parents, the parents share "joint physical custody" and each parent is said to be a "custodial parent". Thus, in joint physical custody, neither parent is said to be a "non-custodial parent ." In some jurisdictions the term "visitation" is no longer used in joint custody cases, but is instead used only for sole custody orders . </P>

Who is considered the custodial parent in joint custody