chinese means she who is firm in spirit. ZHILAN f Chinese. Chinese feminine name meaning iris orchid, from the character è· (chih3/zhi3) meaning angelica, a type of iris and è­ (lan2) meaning epidendrum, a type or orchid.
There are several different types of child custody: 1  Legal Custody: Parents who have legal custody are able to make legal decisions on matters impacting the child. 2  Physical Custody: Children live with parents who have physical custody. 3  Sole Custody: One parent has both physical and legal custody of the child.
Joint Legal Custody and Sole Physical Custody. A non-custodial parent can share joint legal custody, but that has no effect on the amount of child support to be paid. Joint legal custody means that both parents make important decisions for the child in areas such as education, religion and health care.