Originally posted by trinton
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Custody and child support are not related.
Custody is about decision-making. If joint, both parents have to discuss and agree on anything major about things that affect the child in a big way, such as health, education and religion. If sole, only one parent makes these decisions.
Child support depends on the access each parent has to the child. Access can be primary, which means one parent has over 60% of the child's time, and shared, which means both parents have between 40% and 60% of the child's time.
If custody is being fought over in court, it can take years to determine.
Access is known right from the start because the child has to be somewhere. So orders for child support are usually done rapidly, so the child can have their needs met.
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