Question
My wife has custody of our minor children. Is it permissible for her to take the children for a holiday to another town without my consent?
Answer
Although the mother has custody rights of the minor children until a certain age, the father remains the guardian. She may not decide any issue of the children without the father's knowledge. It is not permissible for the mother to take the children out of the town without their father's consent. All matters pertaining to the children have to be regulated by the father. The mother has custody of the boy child until the age of 7 years, and of the girl child until she reaches 10 years. After these ages the custody is the right of the father.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 18 No 12
- PDF page
- 3
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