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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Court filings in his parents’ custody battle revealed in November that the stepbrother was being investigated as a suspect in the case.
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
The future of both franchises, as well as Paul’s custody battle, remain in flux.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
The trial has featured evidence of a tense divorce and child custody battle and has spurred a deeper examination of how this high-achieving couple came to sit across from each other in court.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Cedric Prizzon, a one-time member of the Paris police and a former rugby league youth international, is also a fathers' rights activist who had been involved in a bitter public custody battle with his former partner.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
The future of both franchises, as well as Paul’s custody battle, remain in flux.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
The trial has featured evidence of a tense divorce and child custody battle and has spurred a deeper examination of how this high-achieving couple came to sit across from each other in court.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Cedric Prizzon, a one-time member of the Paris police and a former rugby league youth international, is also a fathers' rights activist who had been involved in a bitter public custody battle with his former partner.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Custody battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/custody%20battle. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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