West - Law Dictionary

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Del Bookshelf en Español
Patria
adjetivo
1 of one\'s homeland.

nombre fem
2 patria, homeland.

orgullo patrio, national pride.
patria celestial, heaven.
patria chica, hometown.
patria potestad, custody .


Del OXFORD
patria
f homeland, mother country, fatherland; luchar/morir por la
patria to fight/die for one’s country; ¡viva la patria! God save Colombia (o Spain etc)!; hacer patria to fly the flag (for one’s country); y para hacer patria lo único que bebemos es vino español (hum) we do our bit for our country by only drinking Spanish wine (colloq)

patria adoptiva adopted country
patria chica hometown
patria potestad custody, guardianship

Type and Incidence of Custody Arrangements
Nearly all states have distinguished in their legislation, either explicitly or implicitly, between legal and physical custody. Legal custody refers to the parental right to make major decisions regarding the child's health, education, and welfare. Physical custody refers to the living arrangements of the child on a day to day basis. There are two basic custody arrangements in the United States, sole custody, the most common, and joint custody. Sole custody assigns to one parent all legal rights, duties, and powers as a parent, including the right to make all decisions. In sole custody, the child resides with the custodial parent; the noncustodial parent is given the right to visit the child. The limited rights and privileges of the noncustodial parent have been expanded in most states over the past decade to provide equal legal access to child-related information of an educational and medical nature, and to make medical decisions in emergencies when the child is in the noncustodial parent's care.