BUYANGA WINS LONG CUSTODY BATTLE
Parents of children born out of wedlock can now exercise
joint guardianship and custody since constitutional rights granted to children
changed the common law position that grants sole guardianship to the mother,
the High Court has ruled.
Under th…
Parents of children born out of wedlock can now exercise
joint guardianship and custody since constitutional rights granted to children
changed the common law position that grants sole guardianship to the mother,
the High Court has ruled.
Under the common law, the father could be made to pay child
maintenance, but the mother had sole parental powers.
With such exclusive powers, mothers