visitation rights

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. the legal right granted to a divorced or separated parent to visit a child in the custody of the other parent.

Example Sentences

She requested sole physical custody and joint legal custody of their six children but indicated she was willing to give her husband visitation rights.

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His family paid officers bribes for visitation rights.

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In Japan, visitation rights are also not a legal right and are left to the discretion of a judge.

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Spelling is requesting sole physical custody of the their five children — Liam, 17, Stella, 15, Hattie, 12, Finn, 11, and Beau, 7 — with joint legal custody and visitation rights for McDermott.

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Iran, similarly eager to establish a Red Sea presence, was able to secure visitation rights for its navy vessels at Sudanese ports.

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