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Descriptor English: Child Custody
Descriptor Spanish: Custodia del Niño
Descriptor custodia infantil
Scope note: Tutela o atención de un NIÑO autorizada oficialmente.
Descriptor Portuguese: Custódia da Criança
Descriptor French: Garde d'enfant
Entry term(s): Child Support
Custody, Child
Support, Child
Tree number(s): I01.880.787.293.370
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002655
Scope note: The formally authorized guardianship or care of a CHILD.
Annotation: check also tag CHILD or specific
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Child Welfare (1966-1987)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under CHILD WELFARE 1988-90
History Note: 91(88); was see under CHILD WELFARE 1988-90
Related: Child Advocacy MeSH
DeCS ID: 22865
Unique ID: D002655
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1987/02/27
Revision Date: 2015/06/30
Child Custody - Preferred
Concept UI M0004055
Scope note The formally authorized guardianship or care of a CHILD.
Preferred term Child Custody
Entry term(s) Custody, Child
Child Support - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0004054
Scope note A parent’s legal obligation to contribute to the financial care and costs of raising his or her CHILD. Child support is generally made via court-ordered payments by a noncustodial divorced parent to the custodial parent.
Preferred term Child Support
Entry term(s) Support, Child



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