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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After a custody battle in 2003 that granted the couple joint custody, Dean assumed full custody of Christopher in 2011.
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Francesca Gariano, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Jabbar and his ex-wife were granted joint custody of their child in 2022.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
A week after her filing, Arroyave responded to her petition and requested the court give the former couple joint custody and block Mellencamp's ability to receive spousal support but award him the same support.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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.
—James Grebey, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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Francesca Gariano, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Jabbar and his ex-wife were granted joint custody of their child in 2022.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
A week after her filing, Arroyave responded to her petition and requested the court give the former couple joint custody and block Mellencamp's ability to receive spousal support but award him the same support.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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.
—James Grebey, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Joint custody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joint%20custody. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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