What made you want to look up arteritis? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
A. For purposes of determining child support, shared custody is defined as a parent's visiting with the child for 123 or more overnights a year. Shared custody will result in a different amount of child support than in a sole custody situation.
These phrases, however, are frequently misunderstood. This article provides an overview of sole custody and explains the meaning of this important term. In the U.S, child custody can be joint (shared) or sole, (awarded to just one parent). All custody decisions are made by the court and in the best interests of the child. What is Sole Custody? A parent with sole custody of a child has exclusive physical and legal custody rights concerning the child. Learn about this and more in FindLaw's Child Custody section.