guardianship

High Court ruling on mother as legal guardian in student documents demonstrate wider issues with guardianship laws in Bangladesh

HC VERDICT ON STUDENTS’ LEGAL GUARDIANS / Why are our guardianship laws still so patriarchal?

Mothers can now be students' sole legal guardians, but this is only the first step forward

Unwed woman can be child's guardian without father's consent: Indian SC

Father's consent is not required in giving guardianship of a child to an unmarried mother, Indian Supreme Court rules.

January 28, 2023
January 28, 2023
High Court ruling on mother as legal guardian in student documents demonstrate wider issues with guardianship laws in Bangladesh

Why are our guardianship laws still so patriarchal?

Mothers can now be students' sole legal guardians, but this is only the first step forward

July 6, 2015
July 6, 2015

Unwed woman can be child's guardian without father's consent: Indian SC

Father's consent is not required in giving guardianship of a child to an unmarried mother, Indian Supreme Court rules.