noncustodial parent

In the child-custody laws of some states, a parent without the primary custody rights of a child; esp., the parent not awarded physical custody of a child in a divorce.

• The noncustodial parent is typically awarded visitation with the child.

— Also termed nonresidential parent; possessory conservator; absent parent. See PHYSICAL CUSTODY(2). Cf. custodial parent. [Cases: Child Custody 175–231.]

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