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Father Untraceable After Divorce? Chhattisgarh HC Orders Passport for Child Without His Consent

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Father Untraceable After Divorce? Chhattisgarh HC Orders Passport for Child Without His Consent

10 Nov 2026Read article ↗

Being the Father Is Not Enough: Madras High Court Lets Six-Year-Old Stay With Maternal Grandparents After Mother’s Death, Sets Father’s Visits

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Being the Father Is Not Enough: Madras High Court Lets Six-Year-Old Stay With Maternal Grandparents After Mother’s Death, Sets Father’s Visits

2 Nov 2026Read article ↗

Visits Cut Short, Child Kept on Mother’s Lap: MP High Court Moves Father’s Visitation From Court Creche to His Home, Adds Weekends, Eid and Birthdays

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Visits Cut Short, Child Kept on Mother’s Lap: MP High Court Moves Father’s Visitation From Court Creche to His Home, Adds Weekends, Eid and Birthdays

2 Nov 2026Read article ↗

Twenty Pending Cases Are Not Enough: Supreme Court Refuses Husband’s Plea for Article 142 Divorce as Wife Says the Marriage Is Not Over

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Twenty Pending Cases Are Not Enough: Supreme Court Refuses Husband’s Plea for Article 142 Divorce as Wife Says the Marriage Is Not Over

2 Nov 2026Read article ↗

Child’s Passport Applied Without Father’s Name: Telangana High Court Drops Cheating Charges Against Mother but Lets Passports Act Case Go On

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Child’s Passport Applied Without Father’s Name: Telangana High Court Drops Cheating Charges Against Mother but Lets Passports Act Case Go On

2 Nov 2026Read article ↗

Mother Sent Child to Father, Then Sought Habeas Corpus: Delhi HC Says Custody Not ‘Illegal’, Go to the Guardianship Court

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Mother Sent Child to Father, Then Sought Habeas Corpus: Delhi HC Says Custody Not ‘Illegal’, Go to the Guardianship Court

31 Oct 2026Read article ↗

Father Remarried Without Divorce, Skipped Cross-Examination: Allahabad High Court Hands Son’s Custody to Mother

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Father Remarried Without Divorce, Skipped Cross-Examination: Allahabad High Court Hands Son’s Custody to Mother

30 Oct 2026Read article ↗

Divorced in 2012, Fighting Over the Terms Ever Since: Delhi HC Says Family Courts Can Allow Amendments Even After Trial Begins When Custody and Maintenance Are in Issue

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Divorced in 2012, Fighting Over the Terms Ever Since: Delhi HC Says Family Courts Can Allow Amendments Even After Trial Begins When Custody and Maintenance Are in Issue

30 Oct 2026Read article ↗

After Speaking to the Child, Supreme Court Uses Parens Patriae Power in a Contempt Case to Return Custody to Maternal Grandparents

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After Speaking to the Child, Supreme Court Uses Parens Patriae Power in a Contempt Case to Return Custody to Maternal Grandparents

30 Oct 2026Read article ↗

Custody Case Must Stay Where the Children Live: Gujarat High Court Refuses Transfer but Lets Mother Appear by Video and Orders Husband to Pay Travel

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Custody Case Must Stay Where the Children Live: Gujarat High Court Refuses Transfer but Lets Mother Appear by Video and Orders Husband to Pay Travel

29 Oct 2026Read article ↗

‘Children Are Not Chattels’: Gaurav Nagpal v. Sumedha Nagpal and the Welfare-of-the-Child Test in Custody Battles

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‘Children Are Not Chattels’: Gaurav Nagpal v. Sumedha Nagpal and the Welfare-of-the-Child Test in Custody Battles

28 Oct 2026Read article ↗

‘A Child Cannot Be Made a Football Between Two Parents’: Delhi HC Upholds Father’s Visitation Despite Earlier Settlement

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‘A Child Cannot Be Made a Football Between Two Parents’: Delhi HC Upholds Father’s Visitation Despite Earlier Settlement

28 Oct 2026Read article ↗