Family Law and Divorce; the parent that has sole or primary custody of a child. … [Read more...]
CUSTOMS COURT
A court of the United States, created by act of congress in 1909, to hear and determine appeals from the decisions of the revenue officers in the imposition and collection of customs duties. It is composed of a chief judge and four associates, and sits at Washington. … [Read more...]
CUSTODIAM LEASE
In English law. A grant from the crown under the exchequer seal, by which the custody of lands, etc., seised in the king's hands, is demised or committed to some person as custodee or lessee thereof. Wharton. … [Read more...]
CUSTOS
Lat. A custodian, guard, keeper, or warden; a magistrate. Custos brevium. The keeper of the writs. A principal clerk belonging to the courts of queen's bench and common pleas, whose office it was to keep the writs returnable into those courts. The office was abolished by 1 Wm. IV. c 5. Custos ferarum. A gamekeeper. Townsh. PI. 265. Castes horrci regit Protector of the royal … [Read more...]
CUSTODIAN
Under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, the person who manages the property of a minor child until the child reaches the age of the majority, which is usually 21. … [Read more...]