sole custody

American  

noun

Law.

1. custody, as of a child whose parents are separated, in which one person has sole responsibility.

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One client of Alexander Schwartz, a Connecticut divorce attorney, spent about $70,000 on fighting for sole custody of a Labrador retriever that the client and his ex originally bought for $3,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

Three years later, the princess won a custody battle that played out in the highest court in the UK, which gave her sole custody of their two children.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

Halle Berry’s ex-husband Olivier Martinez is condemning her recent bid for sole custody of their 10-year-old son.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024

Martinez instead interprets Berry’s sole custody request as a concerted effort to “game the system” and “obtain a trial result by ambush,” bankrupting him in the process, he said in a Friday filing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024

But twenty years ago, when our woman's rights movement commenced, by the laws of the State of New York, and all the states, the father had the sole custody and control of the children.

From An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, on the Charge of Illegal Voting by Anonymous