custody battle

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Litigation to settle custody of the children of a divorced couple: A "custody battle" is a legal dispute, typically in a family court, where divorcing or separated parents contest who will have legal and/or physical custody of their child or children.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The divorce was amicable, but they ended up in a bitter custody battle over their son.
    • The high-profile custody battle between the celebrities was covered extensively in the media.
    • To avoid a lengthy and expensive custody battle, the couple agreed to mediation.
Advanced Usage

  • "to be locked in a custody battle": To be deeply involved in an ongoing, often contentious, legal fight for child custody.

    • For two years, they have been locked in a custody battle that has drained them emotionally and financially.

  • "a protracted custody battle": A custody dispute that is extended over a long period of time.

    • The judge urged them to settle, warning that a protracted custody battle would harm the children.
Variants and Related Words

  • Custody (n): The legal right or duty to care for a child.

    • The court awarded sole custody to the mother.

  • Child custody (n): The care, control, and maintenance of a child, which may be awarded by a court to one of the parents in a divorce or separation proceeding.

    • The primary consideration in any child custody case is the best interest of the child.
Synonyms
  • Custody dispute: A disagreement over child custody, which may or may not involve formal litigation.
  • Custody proceeding: The formal legal process to determine custody.
Related Phrases

  • To fight for custody: To actively seek to obtain legal custody of a child.

    • He is prepared to fight for custody of his daughter.

  • To win/lose custody: To be granted or denied legal custody by a court.

    • She won custody, but he was granted generous visitation rights.
Related Idioms
  • A tug of war over the children: An idiom describing a custody battle, emphasizing the conflict and pulling between two sides.
    • Their divorce turned into a painful tug of war over the children.
Noun
  1. litigation to settle custody of the children of a divorced couple