sole custody
Americannoun
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Her relationship with Klitschko, already strained by the fact that she remained in the U.S. while he continued to live in Ukraine, deteriorated so much that he eventually demanded sole custody of the then-3-year-old Kaya.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
After her psychiatric hold, Federline says he immediately filed for sole custody, but that set into motion a slew of issues that exacerbated Spears' relationship with their children.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
Meanwhile, he had sole custody of his two children, who are now 28 and 25.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
These unconcocted manuscripts remained in the sole custody of the widow.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli
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