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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Turner later opened up about the custody battle during an interview for British Vogue's May 2024 issue.
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Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
But the most damaging blow to Alatorre’s reputation happened in 1998, in the midst of a custody battle.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Saturday’s attack came three weeks after a bloody murder-suicide in a custody battle occurred out in the open in the same neighborhood, according to police.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
With four of the children reaching adulthood, the custody battle has become moot, but the court fight over the winery continues.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
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Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
But the most damaging blow to Alatorre’s reputation happened in 1998, in the midst of a custody battle.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Saturday’s attack came three weeks after a bloody murder-suicide in a custody battle occurred out in the open in the same neighborhood, according to police.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
With four of the children reaching adulthood, the custody battle has become moot, but the court fight over the winery continues.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
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