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Zimbabwe: Strategic developments in Chinhoyi

High Court reasserts equal parental rights, rejects automatic maternal custody THE High Court has reaffirmed that Zimbabwean law no longer gives mothers automatic preference over fathers in child custody disputes, ruling that the best interests of children, rather than a parent’s gender, must determine where they live. Justice Catherine Bachi-Mzawazi, sitting in Chinhoyi, dismissed Florence Muoni’s bid for sole custody of her three minor children, […] The post High Court reasserts equal parental rights, rejects automatic maternal custody appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.

Event details

Disorder type
strategic developments
Event type
strategic developments
Sub-event
agreement
Interaction
civilians
Key actors
Media
Location
Chinhoyi
Coordinates
-17.3623, 30.2019
Source platform
rss

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