The Children Act CAP 141▤
Dispute between guardians
(1) Where two or more persons acting as joint guardians to a child, or where thesurviving parent and a guardian acting jointly, fa…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Revocation or disclaimer of appointment
(1) The appointment of a guardian under section 122 revokes any earlier appointment including an agreement made in an unrevoked wi…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Extension of appointment of guardian beyond child’s eighteenth birthday
(1) The appointment of a guardian shall expire upon the child attaining the age of eighteen years, unless exceptional circumstance…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Customary guardianship
(1) In addition to the powers of the Court to appoint a guardian under section122, the Court may appoint a guardian on application…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Appointment of guardian by the Court
(1) In addition to the powers of the Court to appoint a guardian under section122, the Court may appoint a guardian on application…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Appointment of testamentary guardian
(1) Either parent of a child may, by will or deed, appoint any person to be the guardian of the child after that parent’s death. (…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Rights of surviving parent as to guardianship and power of Court
(1) On the death of the father of a child, the mother, if surviving, shall be theguardian of the child either alone or jointly wit…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Appointment of guardian
(1) In this Part, "guardian" means a person appointed by will or deed by a parent of a child or by an order of Court to assume par…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Enforcement of orders for maintenance or contribution
(1) Any person, including a child in whose favour a maintenance order has been made pursuant to section 111, may apply to the Cour…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Power to vary maintenance agreements
Where the parents, guardians or custodians of a child enter into an agreement, whether orally or in writing, in respect of the mai…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Power to impose conditions or to vary order
In relation to an order made under section 116, the Court may— (a) impose such conditions as the Court deems fit; (b) vary, modify…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Other maintenance provisions
A Court may make an order and give directions regarding any aspect of the maintenance of a child including matters relating to the…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Interim orders of maintenance
(1) A Court may make an interim maintenance order, on the ex–parte application of any person and in so doing, may dispense with an…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Duration of financial provisions
(1) A maintenance order requiring financial provision to be made through periodic payments shall commence on the date of the appli…
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Power to order maintenance monies to be paid to person other than the applicant
(1) When a maintenance order is issued pursuant to this Part, the Court may, at the time of making the order, or from time to time…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Financial provisions by step-parents and presumptive guardian
(1) The Court may make a maintenance order in respect of a child, including a child of the other parent who has been accepted as a…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Financial provision for child
The Court may order the person against whom a maintenance order is made to make a financial provision for the child by— (a) period…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Maintenance during matrimonial proceedings.
The Court may make a maintenance order, whether or not proceedings for nullity, judicial separation, divorce or any other matrimon…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Power to make maintenance order
(1) A parent, guardian or custodian of a child, or an authorised officer, may apply to the Court to determine any matter relating…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Joint maintenance of children
Unless the Court otherwise directs, and subject to any financial contribution ordered by the Court to be made by any other person,…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Custody agreement not to be invalid in certain circumstances
An agreement made between the parents of a child shall not be invalid by reason only that it provides that the father shall give l…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Interim custody orders
(1) The Court shall have power to make interim custody orders and may fromtime to time review, suspend or vary such orders. (2) Th…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Revocation of custody order
(1) A Court may, on application in the prescribed form, revoke a custody order: Provided that, before doing so, the court shall ma…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Conflict of interest of joint custodians
If two persons have parental rights or duty vested in them jointly under a custody order, but cannot agree on its exercise or perf…
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