Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. A child custody arrangement in which the child legally lives with one parent and “visits” the other parent is known as joint physical custody.

2. Mothers are more likely to prefer joint legal custody, as opposed to sole maternal custody, when they are experiencing high levels of crisis with their ex-husband.

3. A nonadversarial means of resolution, in which the divorcing couple, along with a third party such as a therapist or trained mediator, negotiate the terms of their financial, custody, and visitation settlement is known as divorce mediation.

4. Mediation works best for couples without many assets.

5. A child support order is a legal document delineating the amount and circumstances surrounding the financial support of noncustodial children.


1. F
2. F
3. T
4. F
5. T

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