custody battle

noun

: a legal fight between divorced parents about who will take care of a child

a bitter custody battle

Examples of custody battle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The drama follows Adrian, an undocumented Mexican migrant worker in San Diego, who is finally reunited with his six-year-old daughter after a year-long custody battle. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

Miller and Moreno finalized their divorce last year but the two remain locked in a custody battle. — Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

That ugly lambasting came in the context of a bitter custody battle over Ireland between Baldwin and his ex-wife Kim Basinger. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Chris Brown is speaking out after allegedly not being able to see his four-year-old daughter, Lovely, for the last seven months amid a custody battle with his baby mother, Diamond Brown. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for custody battle

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