In making an order for custody with respect to both parents, the court may grant joint legal custody without granting joint physical custody.
Cal. Fam. Code § 3085
Joint Custody
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re Marriage of Chandler (1997)
Most recently applied in 235 Cal. App. 4th 1102 - Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children's Services v. J.R. (April 2015)
Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 116.72
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