Custody is a 2016 American courtroom drama film directed and written by James Lapine. The film stars Viola Davis as a judge who presides over the custody case of a Latina woman named Sara (Catalina Sandino Moreno) whose children are taken away after an episode of domestic violence. Hayden Panettiere plays the lawyer given Sara's case, with Ellen Burstyn, Selenis Leyva, Olga Merediz, Dan Fogler, Raúl Esparza, and Tony Shalhoub in other roles. Custody was filmed in New York City in May 2015.

The film world premiered in the Spotlight section of the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. The film premiered on Lifetime on March 4, 2017.

Sara Diaz is a single mother living in New York City with her two kids, 11-year old David and 8-year old Tia. One night, she comes home from work to find David in a neighbour's house, where his adolescent friends drink and smoke marijuana; after she angrily crashes the party and brings him home, they fight and he accidentally falls over a glass coffee table, injuring his forehead. She quickly bandages him and they make peace before tucking him in. On the next day, David's teacher notices his bruise and sends him to the school infirmary, which prompts the principal to summon ACS agent Luis Sanjuro, who questions Tia about the events of the previous night and takes both children to institutional care. Upon learning of this, Sara goes to their school and is advised by the principal to go to the juvenile court to get them back. Her case is assigned to Martha Schulman, a black judge suffering from empty nest syndrome after her son Elliot goes to college, and Sara learns she'll be represented by Alexandra 'Ally' Fisher, a top-of-the-class but inexperienced young attorney appointed to her pro bono.

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