visitation rights
noun(used with a plural verb)
the legal right granted to a divorced or separated parent to visit a child in the custody of the other parent.
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How to use visitation rights in a sentence
In the same scene, he refuses to sign papers that would allow him visitation rights.
He does not have custody of his child, nor did the Japanese courts grant him visitation rights.
Japan’s Child Kidnapping Problem | Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky, Jake Adelstein | May 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOn Oct. 1, 2007, Britney lost all visitation rights to her sons.
Britney Spears Civil Trial Ends in Win for Singer and Her Family | Maria Elena Fernandez | November 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe furthest he will go today is to say it is okay if states want to grant hospital-visitation rights to same-sex couples.
Biographer Recounts Romney’s Many Trips to Mormon Church to Discuss Social Issues | Wayne Barrett | May 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTLast spring, Obama ordered hospital visitation rights for same-sex couples.
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