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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Skuce and Sheppard were embroiled in a bitter custody battle over their daughter at the time of his killing, prosecutors allege, per WHNT.
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Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
For now, the Prado is not exhibiting the work so much as safeguarding it, turning a private divorce into a public custody battle over one of the few Velázquez paintings still outside institutional hands.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
In mid-July, as a custody battle over Jordan began to ramp up, Evan Chandler claimed Jordan disclosed to him that Jackson had molested him on several occasions.
—Amelia McDonell-Parry, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
The most likely motive was a custody battle (31%).
—Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
For now, the Prado is not exhibiting the work so much as safeguarding it, turning a private divorce into a public custody battle over one of the few Velázquez paintings still outside institutional hands.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
In mid-July, as a custody battle over Jordan began to ramp up, Evan Chandler claimed Jordan disclosed to him that Jackson had molested him on several occasions.
—Amelia McDonell-Parry, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
The most likely motive was a custody battle (31%).
—Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Custody battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/custody%20battle. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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