section 5
Custody and maintenance of children of child marriages.
The Prohibition of Child marriage actCivil200622 sections
Statutory text
- (1) Where there are children born of the child marriage, the district court shall make an appropriate order for the custody of such children.
- (2) While making an order for the custody of a child under this section, the welfare and best interests of the child shall be the paramount consideration to be given by the district court.
- (3) An order for custody of a child may also include appropriate directions for giving to the other party access to the child in such a manner as may best serve the interests of the child, and such other orders as the district court may, in the interest of the child, deem proper.
- (4) The district court may also make an appropriate order for providing maintenance to the child by a party to the marriage or their parents or guardians.
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