can anyone explain or define the term for "shared parental responsibility"?

and how is it different in comparing to "sole" and "joint" custody? :confused:

Shared parental responsibility goes more with joint custody where the parents are to make decisions about the child's care and well being jointly. Sole custody gives that parent the ability to make those decisions alone in most states, though sometimes sole custody is agreed on by the parents and those cases there may still be shared parental responsibility.

:cool: exactly what i thought it was like. do you have any idea where i could find the definition or explanation of the term on the web or somewhere else? i need a full understanding of it, so i can fully exercise my rights.

What I don't understand about "shared custody or shared parenting" is why does one still have to pay child support? I have a friend who has shared custody of his son he gets him one week then his mom gets him the next but yet he still has to pay support! Can anyone explain why this is? Their spending the same amount of time with him and have to buy the same things for him.

What I don't understand about "shared custody or shared parenting" is why does one still have to pay child support? I have a friend who has shared custody of his son he gets him one week then his mom gets him the next but yet he still has to pay support! Can anyone explain why this is? Their spending the same amount of time with him and have to buy the same things for him.
I could use this explaination also. but i think its based on who makes the MONEY.

its also another reason why im trying to find a document that legally explains "shared parental responsibility".
I WANT TO KNOW MY RIGHTS!!!! and i want to fully understand them in the same manner they were set to as my final judgement says. because one "word" can have many different meanings and cause confusion :confused: