5302 - Definitions. - Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5302. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Child." Any unemancipated person under 18 years of age. "Legal custody." The legal right to make major decisions affecting the best interest of a minor child, including, but not limited to, medical, religious and educational decisions. "Partial custody." The right to take possession of a child away from the custodial parent for a certain period of time. "Physical custody." The actual physical possession and control of a child. "Shared custody." An order awarding shared legal or shared physical custody, or both, of a child in such a way as to assure the child of frequent and continuing contact with and physical access to both parents. "Visitation." The right to visit a child. The term does not include the right to remove a child from the custodial parent's control.