Common use of Primary Physical Custody Clause in Contracts

Primary Physical Custody. Supervised Physical Custody: If the child(ren) will live primarily with one parent (or party) and another party or parties will only be permitted to have supervised contact with the child(ren), then you should check the box marked “Primary Physical Custody/Supervised Physical Custody.” Supervised physical custody is different from partial physical custody because it requires the constant presence and supervision of another person who monitors the supervised person’s contact with the child(ren) and intervenes if the supervised person does anything dangerous or inappropriate. Supervision of custodial time should only be used in cases when there is a clear reason for believing that unsupervised contact with the supervised person would be dangerous or harmful to the child(ren). You should write the name of the parent (or other party) with primary physical custody on the first blank line and the name of the party or parties whose custodial time will be supervised on the second blank line. You should then write out the schedule for when