Grandparents Should Also Share Custody Of Children In Matrimonial Disputes: High Court
NDTV
The Law Commission has recommended the amendment of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, to make it more fair to children of parents involved in matrimonial disputes.
The Uttarakhand High Court has said grandparents should also share the custody of children caught in matrimonial disputes and directed family courts to follow law commission recommendations in such cases.
In a recent order on a PIL filed by advocate Shruti Joshi, a division bench Justices Ritu Bahri and Rakesh Thapliyal said the child's custody in cases of matrimonial disputes should be shared by both the parents as well so that the child's emotional growth is not affected.
It has been observed that while dealing with the disputes of parents, a child's emotional needs and proper emotional growth are never examined and by the time the litigation reaches the high court, the children have already suffered much mental agony, the bench said.
