custody dispute

collocation in English

meaningsofcustodyanddispute

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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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dispute
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈspjuːt/us
/dɪˈspjuːt/
an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two countries with a ...
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(Definition ofcustodyanddisputefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcustody dispute

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In cases ofcustodydispute, the legal discourse apparently relinquishes its power in favour of the therapeutic approach.
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The altercation concerns acustodydisputeover the 5-month-old child.
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The two did not pursue a relationship, and got involved in a bittercustodydispute.
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This may be done for ransom or in furtherance of another crime, or in connection with a childcustodydispute.
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Her parents divorced and after acustodydispute, her father was awarded custody of both children.
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Court records showed that he had been engaged in a bittercustodydisputeover his eight-year-old son.
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Toby becomes the subject of acustodydisputebetween his eccentric artist father and his wealthy, conservative grandparents.
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Indeed, as we shall see, therapeutic evaluation is an inevitable part of the legal process in all custody disputes.
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In addition, the families in our study suffered many of the stresses that attend poverty, divorce, custody disputes, and alcohol and drug problems.
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Formal law encourages judges deliberating custody disputes to rely on therapeutic professionals as producers of truth.
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It would be reasonable to assume that custody disputes, with their adversarial nature, would lead to the infiltration of criticism of therapeutic ways of knowing into the legal field.
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Matrimonial and custody disputes are both often heart-rending for all those concerned.
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It is not, however, the unit's role to intervene in private law custody disputes that are being contested in foreign courts.
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That part will also ensure that custody disputes will be determined in the place with which the child has the closest connection.
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Custody disputes soon after a divorce often reflect a playing out of control battles and ambivalence between parents.
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False reports are more common in custody disputes.
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