In the context of divorce and marital law, physical custody is defined as the arrangement or right of one parent to live with the child. Depending on the specific case, some states will facilitate a schedule of joint physical custody to allow both parents to have their children live with them. However, this is not possible typically unless both parents live relatively close in proximity to one another, as well as agree to the terms of the custody arrangement and abide by the terms. In other arrangements, one parent may have sole physical custody, but the non-custodial parent will have generous visitation rights mimicking that of joint physical custody.