What is residence?

Residence is a term used to describe where the child will live for the majority of time. When a relationship breaks down and parents do not live together, the child will usually live with either the mother or the father. The parent who has the child live with them most of the time is called the resident parent and the other parent is called the non-resident parent. When the child spends time living with both parents, then the parents are said to have shared residence for the child.

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