joint custody

collocation in English

meaningsofjointandcustody

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joint
adjective
uk
/dʒɔɪnt/
us
/dʒɔɪnt/
belonging to or shared between two or ...
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custody
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkʌs.tə.di/
us
/ˈkʌs.tə.di/
the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents have separated ...
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(Definition ofjointandcustodyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Separate figures forjointcustodyorders are to be collected from 1984 onwards.
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They had three children, aged six, five and four, and they could not understand why the council could not give them two homes, because they hadjointcustody.
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Paragraphs 16 and 18 propose working towardsjointcustodyfor parents in the case of divorce.
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Without either using lawyers, they peacefully separated as friends, withjointcustodyof their children.
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Many states recognize two forms ofjointcustody: joint physical custody, and joint legal custody.
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The couple settled the case withjointcustodyin 2005.
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The case concerned a couple who were separated but not divorced so the abducting father heldjointcustody.
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Seeking legislative reform, the organization is a strong advocate ofjointcustody.
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They sharedjointcustodyof their two children.
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In cases like this,jointcustodymeans an equal right to participate in making decisions about the children.
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The fundamental difference is that in the regional legislation promotes the option ofjointcustodyas general or preferred option.
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His parents divorced in 1980, and after a three-and-a-half year battle, they were awardedjointcustody.
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Injointcustody, both parents are "custodial parents" and neither parent is a non-custodial parent; in other words, the child has two custodial parents.
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Injointcustodyboth parents are custodial parents and neither parent is a non-custodial parent, or, in other words, the child has two custodial parents.
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He apparently has at leastjointcustody.
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The court will agree to such an application if the removal ofjointcustodyand transfer of custody to one parent is in the childs best interests.
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Thus, the spouse given custody (or the spouse with the greater share of residence time in the case ofjointcustody), may receive assets to compensate their greater child-care expenses.
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Edwards responded initially by seekingjointcustodyand liberal access, but later changed his response to seek sole custody.
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Child custody policies include several guidelines that determine with whom the child lives following divorce, how time is divided injointcustodysituations, and visitation rights.
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Taylor begins drinking again, they divorce and sharedjointcustody.
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