Joint Custody, also known as shared custody, refers to the legal agreement in which both parents share the responsibility of caring for and raising their children after a divorce or separation of the parents. In these cases, the State assumes the obligation to guarantee the well-being of the minors. The fundamental purpose of this agreement is to ensure that the minors maintain a close and continuous relationship with both parents, despite the breakdown of the marital relationship.

The objective of this article is to carefully examine the relevant Panamanian laws to study the possibility of joint custody being admitted in the country. To do so, we will analyze the implementation process of Joint Custody in the Panamanian jurisdiction.