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When the judge issues a custody order, it generally addresses these two parts of custody:
Physical custody addresses who the child will live with on a day-to-day basis. Legal custody is the right to make major decisions about your child. This generally includes decisions about issues like where your child goes to school, what kind of health care s/he receives, and what kind of religious training s/he attends.
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