“custody”
This page shows official legal definitions of “custody” from courts and ministries of justice in multiple countries. Definitions are listed in order of reading level to help with both basic understanding and deeper context.
Australia
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Control. 1. 'in custody': arrested and not free to leave. 2. 'custody' of children and young people in care and protection proceedings. 3. may also relate to documents or other objects.
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Canada
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Legal term previously used in the Divorce Act and still used in some provinces and territories. It sometimes refers to the authority that one or both parents have to make significant decisions about their child and is sometimes used to describe both the parenting time schedule and how decisions about the child will be made.
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