As I understand it, "shared" custody implies "joint" decision-making, but "joint" custody does not imply "shared" parenting. It sounds like you want the true shared parenting.
Here's a suggestion: my divorce order (which I wrote, self-represented) specified "shared custody". I added the phrase "... as contemplated in Section 9 of the FCSG". Adding the reference to S9 takes away some of the ambiguity because it's all spelled out in the FCSG for you. I've heard people use the terms "shared" and "joint" interchangeably, which isn't accurate, and I think parties are often operating with different ideas about exactly gets "shared". See if your mediator would support a direct reference to S9 being placed in the separation agreement. It sounds like you may want to have this to back you up somewhere down the road.
Here's a suggestion: my divorce order (which I wrote, self-represented) specified "shared custody". I added the phrase "... as contemplated in Section 9 of the FCSG". Adding the reference to S9 takes away some of the ambiguity because it's all spelled out in the FCSG for you. I've heard people use the terms "shared" and "joint" interchangeably, which isn't accurate, and I think parties are often operating with different ideas about exactly gets "shared". See if your mediator would support a direct reference to S9 being placed in the separation agreement. It sounds like you may want to have this to back you up somewhere down the road.
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