21.   He became the subject of an international custody dispute between his father in Cuba and their relatives in the United States, who fought unsuccessfully to keep him.

22.   It was a swift and violent step in the international custody dispute over the little boy rescued off the Florida coast nearly five months ago.

23.   It was a swift step in the international custody dispute over the little boy rescued off the Florida coast nearly five months ago.

24.   Marked by tears, songs and personal recollections, the rally was the most emotional demonstration since the international custody battle over Elias began.

25.   Now the boy is reunited with his Cuban father in Maryland as the international custody dispute continues.

26.   Since then, he has been at the center of an international custody battle.

27.   She was asked several times about the seizure of Elian, who returned with his father to Cuba last year following a seven-month international custody battle.

28.   The child has become the target of an impassioned international custody fight.

29.   The boy has become the center of an international custody battle since he was found last November clinging to an inner tube in the Atlantic after a shipwreck.

30.   The castaway quickly found himself at the center of an international custody battle.