joint custody
noun
: custody (the legal right to take care of a child) shared by two people
The divorced parents have joint custody.
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Sony famously has the film rights to Spider-Man, but thanks to a mutually beneficial deal between Sony and Disney, there’s a joint custody agreement over Tom Holland’s wall-crawler with the MCU.
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James Grebey, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
The exes agreed to joint custody of their children.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
The petition also asks for joint custody of their daughter.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Feb. 2024
Following their split, Chyna and Rob agreed to share joint custody of Dream.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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James Grebey, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
The exes agreed to joint custody of their children.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
The petition also asks for joint custody of their daughter.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Feb. 2024
Following their split, Chyna and Rob agreed to share joint custody of Dream.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Joint custody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joint%20custody. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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