custody battle

collocation in English

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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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battle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbæt.əl/us
/ˈbæt̬.əl/
a fight between ...
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(Definition ofcustodyandbattlefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Often there are children involved and a seemingly never-endingcustodybattleensues.
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She is currently embroiled in acustodybattlefor an orphaned child that she wants to adopt.
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He was in acustodybattlewith his estranged wife at the time.
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Acustodybattleerupted that made national headlines in 1934.
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Eventually the couple began divorce proceedings and acustodybattleensued.
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The two fought acustodybattleover their daughter.
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Another contributing factor is considered to be the ongoingcustodybattlefor his daughter.
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Thecustodybattlefor her daughter was highly publicised.
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She's found and lost love at least three times, given birth, fought acustodybattle, fought kleptomania, and fought various members of her family.
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After acustodybattle, they lost control of her children.
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Charges and countercharges made daily news during thecustodybattle, and courthouse proceedings attracted a crowd of hundreds.
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He eventually won a bittercustodybattleover his children.
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The ensuingcustodybattleover the children influenced her feminist views greatly.
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A sensationalcustodybattlefor their four children ensued.
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In thecustodybattle, he was separated from his sister and has since believed his mom chose his sister over him.
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Merritt becomes involved in acustodybattlefor the child with a rich, elderly gentleman.
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He sells his best songs at a very low price so that he can fight thecustodybattle.
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The truth about the babies' identities is ultimately revealed in the resulting three-waycustodybattle.
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He later dropped thecustodybattleand proceeded with just the divorce.
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