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Vani (Urdu: ونی), or Swara (سوارہ), is a custom where girls, often minors, are given in marriage or servitude to an aggrieved family as compensation to end disputes, often murder. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Vani is a form of arranged or forced child marriage , [ 3 ] and the result of punishment decided by a council of tribal elders named jirga .
In India, child custody laws primarily fall under personal laws specific to different religions and the secular Guardians and Wards Act, 1890. Here is an overview: Hindu Law: For Hindus, the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, govern child custody. The custody of a child under the age of five is usually ...
Historically, sole custody was the most common form of child custody granted after divorce. [3] Since the 1980s, joint physical custody with shared parenting have become much more common, and in some jurisdictions there is a legislative preference or presumption in favor of joint legal custody, joint physical custody or both. Research indicates ...
Child custody, a description of the legal relationship between a parent (or guardian) and child; Custody and repatriation, a Chinese administrative procedure 1982–2003; Legal custody, a legal term in England and Wales for a person held under the law; Arrest or police custody, a lawful holding of a person by removing their freedom of liberty
Kinship care is a term used in the United States and Great Britain for the raising of children by grandparents, other extended family members, and unrelated adults with whom they have a close family-like relationship such as godparents and close family friends because biological parents are unable to do so for whatever reason. Legal custody of ...
Kristin Cavallari is asking for full custody of her three children with estranged husband Jay Cutler. The couple of 10 years announced their split on Sunday, days after Cutler, 36, filed his ...
In the divorce documents that Kristin filed, she requested primary custody of their three children, Camden, Jaxon, and Saylor. Kristin wants Jay to pay child support, but Jay is contesting this ...
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