Joint Custody Awards in New York – The Current Rule The author writes "There is no consensus in New York as to a precise definition of joint custody, and its meaning may lie in the eyes of the ...

This article provides a look at New York case law developed over the years which signal some judicial recognition of a presumption of joint legal custody in spite of the state's history of holding ...

Custody of minor children is usually written up as “joint” in the divorce decree. There is usually a distinction between “legal custody,” in which parents have equal rights regarding decision-making, ...