Tuesday , December 24 2024

Bombay High Court slaps parents fighting for child custody

In a case related to the custody of a child, the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court reprimanded both the mother and father of the child. Both the mother and the father were fighting for the custody of their child. The court told both of them in a strict tone that this child is not a toy. The parents should consider the interest of the child paramount.

Earlier on May 8, the family court had handed over the custody of the child to the father for 7 weeks and to the mother for 5 weeks. Which the mother challenged in the Bombay High Court. After this, Justice Bharat Deshpande's bench in the Mumbai High Court ordered that the custody of the child be given equally to the mother and father during the summer vacation.

Treat the child like a human being

After the child's mother challenged the family court's order, the Bombay High Court bench said that the mother and father have the right to meet the child but they should not treat the child as a toy. It is important to understand and treat the child like a human being. Parents should give priority to the best interests of the child.

what is the event?

The parents of the girl are American citizens and both were married in California. The child was born in Paris in 2019. After some time, there was a rift between the two and the father came to Goa with the child. After this, a California court gave the custody of the child to his father. After this, the mother came to Goa to get the custody of the child and both appeared in the Family Court of Mapusa. After the order of the Family Court was challenged in the Bombay High Court, the High Court said that when the father's health is not good, it is not appropriate to give him the custody of the child.