The Law on Marriage and Family stipulates that the Court can decide to change the custodial guardian when there is a request from one of the following individuals, agencies, organisations: Parents; Next of kin; State agencies managing matters of family; State agencies managing matters of children; or Women’s Union. Thereby, the applicable laws do not…

While waiting for the Court to resolve the divorce case, the two spouses are still legally recognised as spouses[2]. Therefore, both the spouses are equal in rights and obligations to care, nurture, and educate their children. If either spouse wishes to have sole custody of the children during this time, he or she may negotiate…

When the divorce process is carried out, property division and child custody are the issues likely to be in dispute. Especially for child custody, even if there is a decision of a competent Court, problems related to the caring of, nurturance for, and education of the children still potentially occur between father and mother, at…

The Law on Marriage and Family 2014 stipulates the special principle that children under 36 months old are brought to their mothers for the sake of better protection for their rights. In general, parents negotiate by themselves first to decide who shall have custody of the child, if an agreement cannot be reached, the Court…

Currently, one of the issues which spouses always face when going through a divorce which is likely to be at the center of the dispute is the right to child custody. Whether they only have one child or multiple children, the determination of who has direct custody of the children needs to follow certain rules….