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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Hammer also discusses the full psychological evaluation performed in the Cayman Islands connected to his custody battle with Elizabeth Chambers. —

Lydia Wang, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025 After finalizing their divorce in June 2021, Haack and Anstead were involved in a heated custody battle over their son, Hudson, 5. —

Tabitha Parent, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024 Grimes is locked in a custody battle with the richest man in the world. —

Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024 Grimes is getting candid about the rough past year of her life, in which she's been locked in a custody battle with Elon Musk over their three kids — daughter Exa Dark Sideræl, 3, and sons X Æ A-Xii, 4, and Techno Mechanicus, 2. —

Lauren Huff, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for custody battle

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