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'Can't charge father to see child': Karnataka High Court rejects Rs 5,000 'fee'
August 04, 2026 7:57 am
The court noted that since the wife herself had requested the visitation venue be shifted from the coffee shop to the family court's visitation room, she was not entitled to Rs 5,000 per visit as conveyance charges.
Himachal Pradesh High Court denies autistic daughter’s custody to father living in US
August 03, 2026 5:12 pm
The father alleged that her minor daughter had been illegally detained by her mother in India. The couple had married in 2008 and divorced in 2023.
Child picks father, stepmother, Chhattisgarh High Court rejects mother’s custody plea
August 03, 2026 3:33 pm
The court noted that both spouses got divorced in 2016 and allegedly had remarried and were having individual partners.
Not paying maintenance to wife, children economic abuse, rules Kerala High Court
July 30, 2026 1:42 pm
The court upheld the Rs 10,000 monthly support to each for the woman and her child along with Rs 2 lakh compensation, noting that domestic ill-treatment doesn't require independent proof.
Can’t deny father child’s overnight custody citing mom's transfer: Karnataka High Court
July 23, 2026 4:59 pm
Challenging the order, the mother’s counsel said overnight custody was granted to the father without examining the child’s wish, routine, educational commitments or emotional well-being.
Court says son's future comes before father's visitation rights, makes mother sole guardian
July 18, 2026 10:48 am
The Madras High Court has declared the mother sole guardian of her minor son, holding that the child’s welfare outweighs parental rights, and allowed relocation to Canada.
'Parents can't coach': Counsellor to meet child before trip with dad amid custody fight
July 14, 2026 1:13 pm
The Madras High Court noted that the parents live in different flats on the same premises and the children are in contact with their father. Therefore, the plea was confined to deciding the proposed holiday custody.
Child has right to both parents' love despite matrimonial fight: Calcutta High Court
July 13, 2026 1:51 pm
The Calcutta High Court noted that a trial court had earlier rejected the father's plea for enhanced visitation rights to his 16-year-old daughter.
Court restores girl's custody to mother, says child's welfare outweighs 'marital rape' claim
July 06, 2026 1:31 pm
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court restores six-year-old girl's custody to her mother, ruling that child welfare considerations take precedence over unproven marital rape allegations raised by her mother.
Court leaves it to child: Stay with grandparents or father during custody?
June 25, 2026 4:37 pm
The Calcutta High Court held that a child can decide whether to stay overnight with grandparents during the father's temporary custody, modifying a trial court condition.
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