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What is 'joint custody' in Israeli law?

When the custody order does not relate to just one of the two parents, but is joint, relating to them both. The parents are joint custodians, rather than one parent only being custodian and the other having visitation rights.

The children 'live' with both parents, spending set times with each parent. Joint custody is the exception, and requires a high degree of co-operation and understanding between parents, who usually need to live close to one another  for the arrangement to work.