Within the two (2) types of custody–physical and legal– the custody arrangement can be broken down into three (3) variations pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 19-9-3(a)(1):

     1.  Sole Custody,

2.  Primary Custody, and

3.  Joint Custody.

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 19-9-6, “‘[s]ole custody’ means a person, including, but not limited to, a parent, has been awarded permanent custody of a child by a court order. Unless otherwise provided by court order, the person awarded sole custody of a child shall have the rights and responsibilities for major decisions concerning the child, including the child’s education, health care, extracurricular activities, and religious training, and the noncustodial parent shall have the right to visitation or parenting time. A person who has not been awarded custody of a child by court order shall not be considered as the sole legal custodian while exercising visitation rights or parenting time.”  O.C.G.A. § 19-9-6(11).

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