custody proceedings

collocation in English

meaningsofcustodyandproceedings

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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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proceedings
noun[plural]
uk
/prəˈsiː.dɪŋz/us
/proʊˈsiː.dɪŋz/
a series of events that happen in a planned and ...
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(Definition ofcustodyandproceedingsfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is important that we do not bring into divorce andcustodyproceedingsunreasonable fears about the ambit of the criminal law.
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There is no provision for reciprocal enforcement of judgments in respect ofcustodyproceedings.
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In too many instancescustodyproceedingsdrag on and on, with increasing acrimony between the parents which affects the happiness and stability of the child.
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Custodyproceedingsshould be coherent and conclusive, and the result recognised everywhere.
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Was it wrong, considering the humanity that was behind this decision, to allow this man to attendcustodyproceedingswhich so much affected him?
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The position now is that there is no provision for the reciprocal enforcement ofcustodyproceedings.
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On the question of custody, the report indicates that the problem was the cost of the local authority preparing reports forcustodyproceedings.
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An examination should be made into ways in which such matters can be properly ventilated and adjudicated upon incustodyproceedings.
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In addition to governing the jurisdiction and recognition of judgements on the dissolution of marriages, the regulation also covers thecustodyproceedingsthat in many cases accompany a divorce.
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I view with some doubt the prospect incustodyproceedings, or access proceedings, of each of the children being separately represented and legal aid being paid for them.
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