1.   Once an item is introduced in a trial, court clerks assume custody of it, locking it in a courthouse cabinet.

2.   About the same time, however, Harley asked her family to assume legal custody of Ernest and Clarence, saying she needed help, her sister Pamela said.

3.   Hannah, who also works in the medical profession, has assumed custody of Oliver.

4.   Ms. Lopez assumes temporary custody of Elisa.

5.   The partner then filed a complaint seeking visitation rights, as well as the right to adopt the child and assume joint custody.

6.   Police here obtained an arrest warrant for Woodland on Monday, but under a bilateral pact they generally need U.S. approval to assume custody of military suspects.

7.   The state Department of Social Services immediately assumed custody of the girl, whose fate will be decided by the courts.

8.   State officials have said they could assume custody of the child to authorize surgery if the parents continue to refuse to consent.