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Legal custody definition

Legal custody means (i) a legal status created by court order which vests in a custodian the right to
Legal custody means a legal status that vests in the custodian the right to have physical care and control of the child and to determine where and with whom the child shall live, and the right and duty to protect, train, and discipline the child and to provide the child with food, shelter, education, and medical care, all subject to any residual parental rights, privileges, and responsibilities. An individual granted legal custody shall exercise the rights and responsibilities personally unless otherwise authorized by any section of the Revised Code or by the court.
Legal custody means a relationship embodying the following rights and duties:

Examples of Legal custody in a sentence

  • Legal custody of the child or children shall at all times remain with the Cabinet.

  • If Executive does not timely do so the right to terminate for Good reason shall lapse and be deemed waived, and the Executive shall not thereafter have the right to terminate for Good Reason unless further circumstances occur giving rise independently to a right to terminate for Good Reason under this paragraph.

  • Legal custody is maintained by the State of Mississippi until age 20, or 21 when ordered by the Chancery Court, and youths within the URM program receive the same benefits as all other youth in the custody of the State.

  • Legal custody of a parolee shall remain in the department of rehabilitation and correction until a final release is granted by the authority pursuant to section 2967.16 of the Revised Code.

  • Legal custody" means a legal status vesting in the custodian the right to have physical care and control of the child and to determine where and with whom the child shall live, and the right and duty to protect, train, and discipline the child and to provide the child with food, shelter, education, and medical care, all subject to any residual parental rights, privileges, and responsibilities.


More Definitions of Legal custody

Legal custody means (i) a legal status created by court order which vests in a custodian the right to have physical custody of the child, to determine and redetermine where and with whom he shall live, the right and duty to protect, train and discipline him and to provide him with food, shelter, education and ordinary medical care, all subject to any residual parental rights and responsibilities or (ii) the legal status created by court order of joint custody as defined in § 20-107.2.
Legal custody means the right to the care, custody and control of a child and the
Legal custody means a relationship embodying:
Legal custody or “custody” means an award of the rights of legal custody of a minor child to a parent under which a parent has legal custodial rights and responsibilities toward the child. Rights and responsibilities of legal custody include but are not limited to decision making affecting the child’s legal status, medical care, education, extracurricular activities, and religious instruction.
Legal custody means so much of the parental rights and duties in relation to possession of a child as are conferred upon a person by a custody order;
Legal custody means the assump- tion of responsibility for a minor by an adult under the laws of the state and under the order or approval of a court of law or other appropriate government entity. This provision requires that a legal process involving the courts or other recognized government entity take place. If the adopting parent was granted legal custody by the court or recognized governmental entity prior to the adoption, that period may be counted toward fulfillment of the two- year legal custody requirement. How- ever, if custody was not granted prior to the adoption, the adoption decree § 204.2shall be deemed to mark the com- mencement of legal custody. An infor- mal custodial or guardianship docu- ment, such as a sworn affidavit signed before a notary public, is insufficient for this purpose.
Legal custody means one of the following: (i) Custody exercised by a natural or adoptive