At some point a judge may decide the terms of legal and physical custody. Legal custody means the legal right and responsibility to raise a minor child and to make decisions on her or his behalf. Joint, split, and shared legal custody require both parentsâ approval for all major decisions. Physical custody means possession and it defines the physical location of the child.
The new PMI law looks at the 24 months prior to the PMI cancellation date (according to the amortization schedule). During the first 12-month period, the homeowner must not make a payment 60 or more days past due. During the second 12-month period, the homeowner must not make a payment 30 days or more past due.
Unlike the mortgage insurance on FHA loans (which remains through the life of the loan) PMI is, under certain circumstances, cancellable. A new law, the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998, simplified this cancellation process greatly.