Expert legal guidance on parental rights, legal guardianship, welfare principle benchmarks, and child maintenance enforcement under the Child Rights Act and Nigerian family courts.
Yes. A defendant in a paternity or child maintenance suit can raise medical infertility or sterility as a complete defense, provided it...
No. Moving to another state within Nigeria does not extinguish or evade a court-ordered child maintenance obligation, as judgments are enforceable nationwide....
Inability to pay due to involuntary unemployment can justify a downward variation of maintenance, but does not permanently extinguish a parent’s basic...
No. The fact that a minor child currently resides with grandparents does not relieve the biological parents of their primary legal duty...
The mere fact that an ex-spouse has remarried or entered a new romantic relationship is not by itself a legal ground to...
Yes, but the child’s stated preference is only one factor among many, and the court will only consider the wishes of an...
Yes. A parent’s criminal conviction is a material, highly relevant factor that Nigerian family courts scrutinize when determining custody and the child’s...
Yes. A person sued for child maintenance or paternity in Nigeria can apply to the court for an order directing a DNA...
No. A parent in Nigeria cannot unilaterally surrender, waive, or terminate their parental responsibilities simply to escape child support and maintenance orders....
No. A parent cannot evade statutory child maintenance obligations in Nigeria by deliberately resigning from their employment or intentionally reducing their income....
