Bengal

XKolkata: The Calcutta High Court has directed that every parent seeking custody or visitation rights must now file a sworn child custody affidavit along with their pleadings, disclosing essential personal, financial and living details.

The new requirement forms a key part of the Child Access and Custody Guidelines with Parenting Plan (2025), approved by the High Court’s Rule Committee for implementation across West Bengal and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

The guidelines were framed after extensive consultations with judges, lawyers, psychologists and child-rights experts following two public interest litigations that highlighted the absence of uniform custody norms. The initiative seeks to create a consistent framework for family courts to follow, replacing case-by-case variati

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