Parental custody is the term used to imply the rights and duties that parents have towards their children. Basically, parents have the obligation to care and provide for their children financially, physically, emotioanally, and otherwise until their children are adults. This responsibility doesn’t change if the parents divorce or separate.
In a custody situation, parental custody can refer to one of the parents living with the children and caring for them the majority of the time. This is also called sole custody. Parents can also share custody in a joint custody situation.
If parental custody is given to one parent, the mother and father need to arrange for child visitation. Child visitation is when the child spends time with the parent who doesn’t have custody. Parents should schedule as much visitation as the child needs to maintain a good relationship with that parent.
It is up to the mother and father when they separate to come up with the right custody and visitation schedule. They should create it based on what their children need. This is how they can continue to support their children.