Father’s Rights in Child Custody A father can claim custody, visitation, shared parenting, school access, medical information and meaningful contact with his child in India. However, the father does not have an automatic right to custody merely because he is the natural guardian under personal law. Indian courts decide custody and visitation on the basis...
Read MoreMen’s matrimonial rights in India are not governed by a separate “men’s rights” code. A husband’s rights and remedies depend on the particular proceeding—divorce, maintenance, domestic-violence litigation, matrimonial criminal allegations, child custody, visitation, evidence, appeal or enforcement. Indian family law is also not uniformly gender-neutral. Some provisions confer remedies on either spouse; others are expressly...
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