The Court can either award care and control to one parent or shared care and control to both
parents. In very rare and unusual circumstances where there are several children, the Court
may also award split care and control. However, this is very rare, as the Court rarely deems it to
be in the best interests of the children to split them up.
In general, the Court will award care and control to the parent who is better able to care for the
child. Often, this also includes the parent who is better able to facilitate