sole custody
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
Federline, a dancer, was awarded sole custody in 2008 when Spears was placed under a conservatorship.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 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
He had the sole custody of her person and of her minor children.
From The Necessity of Atheism by Brooks, David Marshall
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
