noncustodial

adjective

non·​cus·​to·​di·​al ˌnän-kə-ˈstō-dē-əl How to pronounce noncustodial (audio)
: of or being a parent who does not have sole custody of a child or who has custody a smaller portion of the time

Examples of noncustodial in a Sentence

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Students must disclose the financial assets of their noncustodial parents in the application. Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024 Forty private universities have been accused of conspiring to overcharge students for tuition as a result of counting the assets of noncustodial parents when making their financial aid determinations. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 The universities generated financial aid offers based on an applicant’s custodial and noncustodial parents’ financial statuses. Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024 The law will expect a noncustodial parent to pay some amount of child support. Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for noncustodial 

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of noncustodial was in 1965

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“Noncustodial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncustodial. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

noncustodial

adjective
non·​cus·​to·​di·​al ˌnän-kə-ˈstō-dē-əl How to pronounce noncustodial (audio)
1
: not taking place while in custody
a noncustodial interrogation of a suspect
2
: of or being a parent who does not have sole custody of a child or who has custody a smaller portion of the time
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