If you split up with the parent of your child, you will need to figure out a custody plan that lays out how you intend to co-parent. Arizona divides custody into two types: legal custody, also known as legal decision-making, and physical custody, also known as parenting time. When the parents split custody of their child, even if it’s not exactly 50/50, this is called joint custody. Also, when one parent has all the legal decision-making authority, this is called sole legal custody. Thus, when one parent has all the parenting time, it’s called sole physical custody. So if someone says that they have sole custody of their child, they probably mean that they have sole legal decision-making and sole parenting time. SCHEDULE YOUR FREE CONSULTATION WITH AN EXPERIENCED TUCSON, ARIZONA FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY