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joint custody
noun
- custody, as of a child whose parents are separated, in which two or more people share responsibility.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of joint custody1
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Example Sentences
Now both countries share joint custody of dulce de leche as their thing.
He has five teenage sons with his ex-wife Justine Musk, and the two have joint custody.
“I think the Japanese laws should be changed to discourage abduction and allow joint custody,” Chiba said.
It is expected that the judge will grant joint custody to both.
On the record at least, both Cruise and Kidman favored joint custody.
New York courts are more likely to avoid granting joint custody in situations with feuding parents.
In Los Angeles, judges typically begin with the presumption of joint custody and work down from there, Phillips said.
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