joint custody
noun
: custody (the legal right to take care of a child) shared by two people
The divorced parents have joint custody.
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Per a copy of their divorce agreement included with the new documents, Pappas and Stagliano have agreed to share joint custody of their two kids.
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
After a period of joint custody, the treaties called for the United States to relinquish control over the canal by the year 2000.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 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
Jabbar and his ex-wife were granted joint custody of their child in 2022.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
After a period of joint custody, the treaties called for the United States to relinquish control over the canal by the year 2000.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 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
Jabbar and his ex-wife were granted joint custody of their child in 2022.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for joint custody
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“Joint custody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joint%20custody. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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