chinese means she who is firm in spirit. ZHILAN f Chinese. Chinese feminine name meaning iris orchid, from the character è· (chih3/zhi3) meaning angelica, a type of iris and è­ (lan2) meaning epidendrum, a type or orchid.
There are several different types of child custody: 1  Legal Custody: Parents who have legal custody are able to make legal decisions on matters impacting the child. 2  Physical Custody: Children live with parents who have physical custody. 3  Sole Custody: One parent has both physical and legal custody of the child.
Physical custody describes who the child lives with on a day-to-day basis. Legal custody describes who has the right and responsibility for major decisions concerning the child. Some of those decisions include: where the child goes to school, what kind of healthcare the child receives, and.