custody battle
noun
: a legal fight between divorced parents about who will take care of a child
a bitter custody battle
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Since joining the Miami Herald in 1999, he’s covered the federal courts nonstop, from Elian Gonzalez’s custody battle to Alex Rodriguez’s steroid abuse.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Grimes posts a long message about the custody battle to Twitter and accuses Musk of withholding her son from her for months.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2025
The three boys' mom, Nicole Mancilla, filed for divorce in October, 2024, and the two are embroiled in a messy custody battle over the boys, their sister Violet, 2, and one other child, according to Page Six.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
After a custody battle in 2003 that granted the couple joint custody, Dean assumed full custody of Christopher in 2011.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Grimes posts a long message about the custody battle to Twitter and accuses Musk of withholding her son from her for months.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2025
The three boys' mom, Nicole Mancilla, filed for divorce in October, 2024, and the two are embroiled in a messy custody battle over the boys, their sister Violet, 2, and one other child, according to Page Six.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
After a custody battle in 2003 that granted the couple joint custody, Dean assumed full custody of Christopher in 2011.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Custody battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/custody%20battle. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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