New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the child custody adjudication cannot rest on the welfare of the child alone, but the courts must also consider a range of other relevant factors, including the conduct of the parents, their financial capacity, standard of living, and the comfort and education of the children.
Setting aside a judgment of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court which had restored the custody of two minor children to their mother, a Bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice SVN Bhatti observed that while the welfare of the child remains the paramount consideration, it is not the sole factor governing custody decisions.
"There is no dispute with the proposition that in matters of custody, the paramount c...