joint custody

English

Noun

joint custody (uncountable)

1. (law) An arrangement whereby parents or guardians (who are not a couple or cease to be one) share the physical and legal custody of a child.

Related terms

• paternal custody
• maternal custody
• sole custody

Translations

arrangement in both parents have the custody of a child

• Catalan: custòdia compartida f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 共同監護權 / 共同监护权 (gòngtóng jiānhùquán)

• Finnish: yhteishuoltajuus (fi)
• French: garde alternée (fr) f, garde partagée (fr) f, garde conjointe f
• Galician: custodia compartida f
• German: gemeinsames Sorgerecht n
• Hungarian: közös felügyeleti jog
• Portuguese: guarda compartilhada f (Brazil), guarda partilhada f (Portugal), guarda conjunta f, residência alternada f
• Spanish: custodia compartida f, tenencia compartida f