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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The trial has featured evidence of a tense divorce and child custody battle and has spurred a deeper examination of how this high-achieving couple came to sit across from each other in court.
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Cedric Prizzon, a one-time member of the Paris police and a former rugby league youth international, is also a fathers' rights activist who had been involved in a bitter public custody battle with his former partner.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
That brings us back to the custody battle over Kyra.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Nodal’s lengthy message included specific references to he and Cazzu’s relationship, without directly mentioning her, and also referred to the pair’s custody battle over Inti.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2026
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Cedric Prizzon, a one-time member of the Paris police and a former rugby league youth international, is also a fathers' rights activist who had been involved in a bitter public custody battle with his former partner.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
That brings us back to the custody battle over Kyra.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Nodal’s lengthy message included specific references to he and Cazzu’s relationship, without directly mentioning her, and also referred to the pair’s custody battle over Inti.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Custody battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/custody%20battle. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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