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custody(dictionary)
CUSTODY(law)
child custody(medicine)
Physical Custody(law)
Legal Custody(law)
Joint Custody(law)
Hybrid Custody(law)
Divided Custody(law)
Custody Investigator(law)

CUSTODY (law)


CUSTODY. The detainer of a person by virtue of a lawful authority. To be in custody, is to be lawfully detained under arrest. Vide 14 Vin. Ab. 359; 3 custody, is to be lawfully detained under arrest. Vide 14 Vin. Ab. 359; 3 Chit. Pr. 355. In another sense, custody signifies having the care and Chit. Pr. 355. In another sense, custody signifies having the care and possession of a thing; as, the chancellor is entitled to the custody as the possession of a thing; as, the chancellor is entitled to the custody as the keeper of the seal. keeper of the seal.





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The rights and responsibilities between parents for their child(ren). The custody and visitation or parenting plan must describe the legal custody and physical custody that is in the child(ren)s best interests.







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This term is no longer used in relation to who has care of the children of a marriage or relationship that has broken down. The Care of Children Act 2004 talks about day-to-day care.