sole custody
Americannoun
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Bell’s father asked a San Francisco family court for sole custody in May 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
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
In May, she dropped the restraining order and request for sole custody of Leo, who is with her most of the time now; Jackson entered the military and is busy with basic training.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 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
You'll leave me in sole custody of these Mounds till they're all laid low.
From Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
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