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. Under Section 69 and Section 70 of the Child’s Rights Act 2003, a biological father who has acknowledged paternity has the...
Under modern Nigerian law, the welfare and best interests of the child supersede traditional customary claims, and custody will be awarded to...
Yes. A mother can institute legal proceedings for child maintenance in the Family Court or Magistrate Court, and if the putative father...
Yes. A parent cannot lawfully relocate minor children out of Nigeria (colloquially called ‘Japa’) without the express written consent of the other...
No. Under Nigerian law, a mother cannot unilaterally change the surname of her child to her maiden name or the surname of...
No. An ex-wife does not have the unilateral legal power to deny a father access to his biological children simply because the...
