DECISION-MAKING RESPONSIBILITY

decision-making  responsibility.The  authority  to  come  to a  binding  resolution  of  an  issue.  •

For  example,  in  child-rearing,  decision-making  responsibility  involves  the  authority  to  make

significant  decisions  on  a  child’s  behalf,  including  decisions about education,  religious  training,

and healthcare. [Blacks Law 8th]