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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The two agreed to joint custody of their three young daughters: Pearl Clementine (born April 2012), Andy Rose (born June 2015) and Minnie Theodora (born February 2018).
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Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 23 July 2025
Christine moved into her mother’s apartment and filed a petition for joint custody of Angie.
—Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Until then, Williams’ relatives said, cops had been reluctant to do much to help because the parents had joint custody, and a child off with his custodial father wasn’t considered missing.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
What was supposed to be a three-hour joint custody visit on May 30 morphed into the discovery of a horrifying crime scene and frustrating manhunt that has now stretched for nearly a month.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 June 2025
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Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 23 July 2025
Christine moved into her mother’s apartment and filed a petition for joint custody of Angie.
—Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Until then, Williams’ relatives said, cops had been reluctant to do much to help because the parents had joint custody, and a child off with his custodial father wasn’t considered missing.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
What was supposed to be a three-hour joint custody visit on May 30 morphed into the discovery of a horrifying crime scene and frustrating manhunt that has now stretched for nearly a month.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 June 2025
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“Joint custody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joint%20custody. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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