n. a court's determination of which parent, relative or other adult should have physical and/or legal control and responsibility for a minor (child) under 18. Child custody can be decided by a local court in a divorce or if a child, relative, close friend or state agency questions whether one or both parents is unfit, absent, dead, in prison or dan...
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Child custody and guardianship are legal terms which are used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and his or her child, such as the right of the parent to make decisions for the child, and the parent`s duty to care for the child. Following ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in mo....
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The formally authorised guardianship or care of a child. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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It refers to a legal term used in the court of law in cases where the court has to decide on which parents, in case of divorce cases, and who be the guardian in any other case, of a child who is not yet 18 years of age regarding the social upbringing, education and health matters. The court has to make a decision on such cases very carefully as its...
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See: custody (of a child)
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action requesting the court to determine the legal and physical custody of a child or children. May be between natural parents and other parties such as grandparents.
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custody (def. 4).
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