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, 26 Apr. 2025
The children were removed from Molly's care and placed with Lynch, who was staying at a hotel in North Carolina as the custody battle waged on.
—Maureen Maher, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2025
The couple had conceived a son through in vitro fertilization (IVF) around 2009 and entered a sprawling custody battle years later after Schreiber’s attorneys argued that Patric was only a sperm donor — not the father.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In a new episode of Whine Down with Jana Kramer, King, 45, broke her silence on the ongoing custody battle for her children.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
The children were removed from Molly's care and placed with Lynch, who was staying at a hotel in North Carolina as the custody battle waged on.
—Maureen Maher, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2025
The couple had conceived a son through in vitro fertilization (IVF) around 2009 and entered a sprawling custody battle years later after Schreiber’s attorneys argued that Patric was only a sperm donor — not the father.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In a new episode of Whine Down with Jana Kramer, King, 45, broke her silence on the ongoing custody battle for her children.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Custody battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/custody%20battle. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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