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/ɡaʁd al.tɛʁ.ne/

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Translation

shared custody, joint residence (children alternate between parents)

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Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralgardes alternées

Examples

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Since the divorce the children have been in shared custody: one week at their father's, one week at their mother's.

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The judge agreed to shared custody because the parents live in the same area.

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Shared-custody arrangements take a lot of organisation for families.

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