There are two kinds of custody in Georgia: physical custody and legal custody.
Physical custody is the term used to describe how the children will spend time with each parent, and legal custody is the term used to describe how major decisions affecting the children will be made.
Most parents are awarded joint legal custody, with one parent being designated the tiebreaker in the four areas of medical, educational, religious, and extra-curricular decisions.
Both physical and legal custody will be decided, if the parents are unable to agree, based upon the best interest of the children. What is in the best interest of children depends entirely on how things have been done historically in your family, the personalities of your children, and the mental and physical health of both parents.