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Custody Quotes

Every document, apparently ancient, coming from the proper repository or custody, and bearing on its face no evident marks of forger, the law presumes to be genuine, and devolves on the opposing party the burden of proving it to be otherwise.

Simon Greenleaf (1847). “An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists by the Rules of Evidence Administered in Courts of Justice: With an Account of the Trial of Jesus”, p.7

I certainly hadn't expected to walk away from today's trip with joint custody of a miniature dragon.

Richelle Mead (2013). “The Indigo Spell: A Bloodlines Novel”, p.155, Penguin

When my parents got divorced, there was a custody fight over me. ... and no one showed up.

Rodney Dangerfield (2009). “It's Not Easy Bein' Me: A Lifetime of No Respect but Plenty of Sex and Drugs”, p.20, Zondervan

The epoch of Customary Law, and of its custody by a privileged order, is a very remarkable one.

Henry Sumner Maine, Sir, J. H. Morgan (2000). “Ancient Law”, p.7, Beard Books

You’re being remanded into Gourish custody…dead. (a Partini) ‘Cause let’s face it, dead was just easier. Or so they thought.’ (Syn)

Sherrilyn Kenyon (2009). “Born of Fire: The League: Nemesis Rising”, p.14, St. Martin's Paperbacks

I want to be very clear - whenever it is possible to capture a suspected terrorist, it is the unqualified preference of the Administration to take custody of that individual so we can obtain information that is vital to the safety and security of the American people.

"Strengthening our Security by Adhering to our Values and Laws". John O. Brennan's Speech at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. September 16, 2011.