Figure 3.4: Type of Custody Arrangements (as defined by the Guidelines)

In the majority of cases (78.5 percent), the mother had sole custody; fathers had sole custody in 8.8 percent of cases. Shared custody (the child spends at least 40 percent of the time with each parent) was reported in 6.7 percent of cases. Split custody (one or more children have primary residence with the mother and one or more children have primary residence with the father) was reported in 5.1 percent of cases.