answersLogoWhite

0

What is the definition of custody?

User Avatar

Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 5/4/2021

A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security., Judicial or penal safe-keeping., State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.

User Avatar

Bettie Schuster

Lvl 10
4y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What is the legal definition of care custody and control?

Legal definition of care, custody and control?


What is the definition of constructive custody?

Custody arrangements by which it is in the best interest of the child without infringement of the mother or fathers rights.


What is the definition of police arrest?

It means to sieze or to take into custody.


What is the definition for Florida offense code 0784.03.1A1?

This seems to be interfering with court ordered child custody.


What is the definition of bail?

Bail is the property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.


What is a true definition of custody?

To have the responsibility of being the guardian for children. Also means to have placed someone under arrest for some crime.


What is the definition of prisoner?

One who is confined in a prison., A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive; as, a prisoner at the bar of a court.


How can you can you use the word custody in a sentence?

The couple have shared custody of their child.The suspect is in custody.


If you have sole custody and your ex has physical custody can you keep her?

You cannot have sole custody without physical custody. If your ex has physical custody, you are the non-custodial parent.


Can a mother who has joint physical custody of her son pierce his ears without the consent of the father?

If the father has legal custody, no. Not without his consent. If she has joint legal custody, no. Not without his consent. If she has sole legal custody, yes.If the father has legal custody, no. Not without his consent. If she has joint legal custody, no. Not without his consent. If she has sole legal custody, yes.If the father has legal custody, no. Not without his consent. If she has joint legal custody, no. Not without his consent. If she has sole legal custody, yes.If the father has legal custody, no. Not without his consent. If she has joint legal custody, no. Not without his consent. If she has sole legal custody, yes.


What is the definition of Liberal and Generous Access to a child?

"Liberal" and "generous" access to a child are terms commonly heard within physical custody agreements between parents. Liberal and generous access to a child implies frequent visits or opportunities for interaction, as opposed to limited physical custody or supervised visits.


If you live in New York and are 16 can your guardians who have custody of you say no to you moving in with your father when the people who have custody of you are not even blood related?

If they are your legal guardians, and have 100% custody, then by state definition they are you legal parents. Until the age of majority (18 in most states, including New York) the legal guardians have the right and responsibility to deny you permission to move anywhere they cannot provide a reasonable measure of protection and support.