This is the legal term for the day-to-day care and control parents have of their children. It applies to children under the age of 18. Children live with the parent who has custody. Separated and divorced parents are often granted joint custody of the children, with one parent having day-to-day care and control. Sole custody is the other scenario which involves just one parent looking after the child.
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