custody battle
noun
: a legal fight between divorced parents about who will take care of a child
a bitter custody battle
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Since joining the Miami Herald in 1999, he’s covered the federal courts nonstop, from Elian Gonzalez’s custody battle to Alex Rodriguez’s steroid abuse.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Khalid and Khan were in the midst of a contentious custody battle in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, around the time of Aziz's disappearance.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
This sparked a new, bitter custody battle between Abdul and Khalid that went on for several years.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
Despite a brief reconciliation in January 2017, the two entered into a tense custody battle.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Khalid and Khan were in the midst of a contentious custody battle in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, around the time of Aziz's disappearance.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
This sparked a new, bitter custody battle between Abdul and Khalid that went on for several years.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
Despite a brief reconciliation in January 2017, the two entered into a tense custody battle.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Custody battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/custody%20battle. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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