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Child's best interest not just primary caregiver's love: Bombay HC on man's plea
Updated On: 15 September, 2023 09:29 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The Bombay High Court has stated that the term "best interest of the child" encompasses a broader meaning beyond the love and care provided by the primary caregiver parent
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The Bombay High Court has stated that the term "best interest of the child" encompasses a broader meaning beyond the love and care provided by the primary caregiver parent. It affirmed that a child`s fundamental human right is to receive care and protection from both parents. This decision came as a response to a plea from a US-based father who sought custody of his three-and-a-half-year-old son, a US citizen, from his estranged wife.
The court ordered the woman to return custody of the child to the father, who resides in the United States, within 15 days. The court emphasized that it is in the child`s best interest to go back to the US, where he was born. Furthermore, it allowed the woman to accompany the child and directed the father to provide her with housing and financial support.
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