Custody

Custody may refer to:

Government and law

• Child custody, a description of the legal relationship between a parent (or guardian) and child
• Custody and repatriation, a Chinese administrative procedure 1982–2003
• Legal custody, a legal term in England and Wales for a person held under the law
• Arrest or police custody, a lawful holding of a person by removing their freedom of liberty
• Remand (detention), otherwise known as remanded in custody
• Imprisonment (Terminology varies, but in common law, detention before charge is referred to as custody and continued detention after conviction is referred to as imprisonment.)

Organizations and enterprises

• Custodian bank, a specialized financial institution responsible for safeguarding a firm's or individual's financial assets
• Custos (Franciscans), often referred to as custody, the institution of the Franciscan Order of the Catholic Church

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

• Custody (1988 film), Australian TV film featuring Peter Carroll
• Custody (2000 film), American comedy film starring Linda Larkin
• Custody (2007 film), American Lifetime TV film starring Rob Morrow
• Custody (2016 film), American courtroom drama film
• Custody (2017 film), French film
• Custody (2023 film), Indian action thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu

Television

• "Custody" (Flashpoint), a 2009 episode of Flashpoint
• "Custody" (Law & Order), an episode of Law & Order

See also

• In Custody (disambiguation)
• Custodian (disambiguation)