legal custody
- The authority and responsibility to make important life decisions, such as those about education and health, for a child, often shared by both parents in many states
- The judge granted Sarah legal custody of her daughter, empowering her to make crucial decisions for the child's welfare.
- Under the new agreement, both parents share legal custody of their son, thus contributing to his upbringing.
- Because of his unstable condition, the court denied him legal custody of his children.
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