Difference between alternating custody and shared custody

Alternating custody: A situation when the child spends a certain period of time with one, then with the other parent. While the child is with one parent, such parent retains sole authority over the child.

Shared custody: Though the child spends time with both parents, each parent retains joint authority over the child irrespective of which parent the child is currently living with.

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