primary caretaker parent

Defined in 3 places across 3 titles — 2 distinct definitions of the United States Code.

"primary caretaker parent" means—

(A) a parent who has consistently assumed responsibility for the housing, health, and safety of a child prior to incarceration; or

(B) a woman who has given birth to a child after or while awaiting her sentencing hearing and who expresses a willingness to assume responsibility for the housing, health, and safety of that child,

a parent who, in the best interest of a child, has arranged for the temporary care of the child in the home of a relative or other responsible adult shall not for that reason be excluded from the category "primary caretaker".

Same definition in 2 sections

2017–present 34 U.S.C. § 12242Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Definitions · in this part
1994–present 42 U.S.C. § 13882The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · in this part

the term "primary caretaker parent" has the meaning given the term in section 31903 of the Family Unity Demonstration Project Act (34 U.S.C. 12242);

Source

2022–present 18 U.S.C. § 4051Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals · in this section