How New Zealand’s dependent child visa rules work for familiesNew Zealand has released new rules for dependent children applying for visas. These rules specify age limits and eligibility criteria for b...
02 Apr, 2026, 02.42 PM IST
From Delhi to Moscow via Bihar, Nepal and Dubai: How a Russian woman fled India with child, defying SC ordersViktoriia Basu, embroiled in a custody battle, defied Supreme Court orders by fleeing India with her child. She traveled through Bihar and ...
22 Jul, 2025, 04.46 PM IST
6-year-old detained in Mauritius with £1.6 million worth of drugs; UK group caught smuggling 161 kg cannabisA six-year-old British boy was involved in an international drug smuggling operation after Mauritian authorities seized over 160 kilograms ...
29 Jun, 2025, 10.19 AM IST
DDG seeks court order to block Halle Bailey’s international travel with son Halo, cites safety concernsDDG has filed a legal motion requesting an emergency hearing to prevent Halle Bailey from taking their son Halo out of the country. The rap...
05 Jun, 2025, 04.41 AM IST
Back to medieval times? Iraqi men can marry children as young as 9; government lowers the age of consent for girlsIraq stands at the brink of a legal upheaval that could change the course of women’s rights in the country. With a proposal to lower the ag...
09 Nov, 2024, 08.00 PM IST
After child, Indian couples are most concerned about custody of pet dog or cat: LawyersPet custody battles have become a contentious issue in India as relationships sour. Determining ownership of pets after a breakup has becom...
23 Oct, 2023, 01.43 PM IST
Discuss repatriation of Indian kids taken away by child agencies abroad: Retired judges to G20 leadersThe retired judges suggested that return to a safe placement in the home country is a more humane and compassionate solution for such child...
06 Sep, 2023, 10.47 PM IST
Abu Dhabi to allow non-Muslim civil marriage under new decree issued todayA new court to handle non-Muslim family matters will be set up in Abu Dhabi and will operate in both English and Arabic. The UAE last year ...
07 Nov, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
SC agrees to examine plea for gender & religion neutral uniform law on adoption, guardianshipA bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde issued notices to union ministries of home affairs, law and justice and the women and child devel...
29 Jan, 2021, 09.26 PM IST
States’ view sought on need for law on joint custody of kidsThe Law Commission of India in its 257th report, titled Reforms in Guardianship and Custody Laws in India’, had recommended amendments in t...
16 Mar, 2020, 09.01 AM IST
US accuses India of non-adherence to parental child abduction protocolsInternational parental child abduction (IPCA) generally refers to the "wrongful removal" or "wrongful retention" to another country of a ch...
17 May, 2018, 01.29 PM IST
India beginning to work with US to resolve child abduction cases: OfficialIndia is not a signatory to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Hague Abduction Convention), n...
12 Apr, 2018, 02.02 PM IST
India not signing Hague Convention serious issue: Kenneth JusterThe Hague Convention provides for a mechanism to return a child internationally abducted by a parent from one member country to another.
05 Oct, 2017, 11.33 AM IST
Should India become a signatory to the Hague Convention on international child abduction?Not being a signatory to Hague Convention means there are no set guidelines on international parental child abductions, leaving judges to a...
24 Sep, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
US pushes India to sign Hague Convention on child abductionThe Indian government has been working towards signing the Hague Convention for over a decade now, but because the process requires the ame...
15 Sep, 2017, 09.28 AM IST
Government may propose caveat to Hague treaty on child abductionWCD sought suggestions from all stakeholders on the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980) as part of a ...
19 Jul, 2017, 01.28 PM IST
Kids' custody battles transcend boundaries, law is needed: CJIParental clash in families are bound to hit children. When matrimonial disputes change to child-custody battle, the child concerned is in a...
08 Jul, 2017, 07.30 PM IST