11.   Gordon said that by the end of last summer, he had been granted custody of Devaris.

12.   He had just gone through a messy divorce, in which he was granted custody of his son, Pat, and daughter, Chris.

13.   Her parents were granted legal custody of the children after Simpson was charged with murder, and the two continue to live with their grandparents in Orange County.

14.   Her sister, Yvette Green, who was granted legal custody of Sabrina in March, and her husband have been charged with manslaughter.

15.   In January, a Lake County judge granted Alcidor custody of his daughter.

16.   In their study, the researchers said that welfare mothers could be trying to get around the family cap by granting custody of their newborns to relatives.

17.   Later that month, however, state District Judge Joe Peavy of Houston granted custody to Durichek.

18.   She is hopeful that, perhaps in a year or so, she will be granted custody of two of the older boys.

19.   The father accused Cynthia of physically and emotionally abusing Michael, and the court granted him custody.

20.   The Singapore court granted custody to the mother, saying she was better able to care for her daughter.