welfare of child Archives

Children orphaned by COVID-19| No illegal adoption; no discontinuance of education: Here’s the list of Supreme Court directions

The information provided by the State Governments/Union Territories on the ‘Bal Swaraj’ Portal upto 05.06.2021 shows that there are 30,071 children who have become orphans or have lost one parent or abandoned.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Welfare of child as paramount consideration: Father of minor given custody for mother not being able to take care of the child

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of A.S. Chandurkar and N.B. Suryawanshi, JJ., determined the factors in regard to grant of custody of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Principle of confidentiality in mediation does not apply to matters of child custody

Supreme Court: In the issue relating to custody of a child where the question was as to whether the Counsellor’s report furnished

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Singapore HC | Welfare of child to be considered before public policy; Court allows adoption by same-sex couple

Singapore High Court (Family Division): A Three-Judge Bench comprising of Sundaresh Menon, CJ., Judith Prakash, JA., and Debbie Ong, J., allowed an

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Father wins custody of a 5-year-old; SC says unnecessary translocation of a child not good for his well-being

Supreme Court: Setting aside the Delhi High Court order where a father was directed to hand over the custody of his 5-year-old