‘Custody’ is a term used under the Divorce Act in BC. Under the Divorce Act, having custody means the child(ren) live(s) with you at least some of the time and you have rights and responsibilities to make decisions about the child(ren).
Sole custody is when one parent has the legal responsibility for caring for and making all of the parental decisions about the child(ren) and the child(ren) live with that same parent for more than 60% of the time.
Joint custody is when both parents share the rights and responsibilities for caring for the child(ren).
Shared custody is a form of joint custody and means that each parent is responsible for the child(ren) at least 40% of the time.