custody ruling
Child placement decision
A custody ruling is a court's decision about which parent or guardian will have legal responsibility for a child, and under what conditions.
The term appears in divorce proceedings and child welfare cases: The custody ruling gave her primary physical custody with joint legal custody.
Such rulings address where the child lives, visitation schedules, and decision-making authority over education, healthcare, and religion.
- judgeOne who decides
- family courtTribunal for household legal matters
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
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- child custodynoncustodial parent
- court actionsadjudication, sentencing hearing, arraignment, plea hearing, bail setting
- court orderscourt order, injunction, order, subpoena, summons
- court rulingsrulings, divorce decree, judgments, annulment, verdicts
- rulingsfinal judgment, summary judgment, adjudication, final decision, binding decision
- legal documentscontract, affidavit, deed, will, subpoena
custody rulingvisitation schedule
Court-ordered parenting calendar
voluntary surrender · verbal agreement · supervised visitation
custody rulingcustody agreement
Legal child-sharing terms
parenting plan · out-of-court settlement · verbal agreement · handshake deal
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