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Section 120 Nigerian Child’s Right Act 2003

Section 120 Child’s Right Act Section 120 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Private arrangement for fostering children. It is under Part XI (Fostering) of the Act. (1) For the purposes of this Part of this Act and subject to subsection (2) of this section ‐(a) a child shall be deemed to be fostered privately […]

Section 119 Nigerian Child’s Right Act 2003

Section 119 Child’s Right Act Section 119 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Non‐compliance with lawful directives. It is under Part XI (Fostering) of the Act. A person who‐(a) without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a lawful directive given by a child development officer; or (b) obstructs a social welfare officer in the exercise […]

Section 118 Nigerian Child’s Right Act 2003

Section 118 Child’s Right Act Section 118 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Foster parent prohibited from marrying fostered child. It is under Part XI (Fostering) of the Act. (1) No foster parent shall marry any child fostered by him pursuant to this Act. (2) A foster parent who marries a child fostered by him […]

Section 117 Nigerian Child’s Right Act 2003

Section 117 Child’s Right Act Section 117 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Prohibition of withdrawal of a child from the care of the applicant. It is under Part XI (Fostering) of the Act. While an application for a fostering order is pending in a Court, no person who has given his consent to a […]

Section 116 Nigerian Child’s Right Act 2003

Section 116 Child’s Right Act Section 116 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Prohibition of taking, sending fostered child out of state or Nigeria. It is under Part XI (Fostering) of the Act. (1) Where a foster parent intends to take a fostered child outside the State or Nigeria, he shall give notice to the […]

Section 115 Nigerian Child’s Right Act 2003

Section 115 Child’s Right Act Section 115 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Prohibition of receiving money or reward as inducement to foster a child. It is under Part XI (Fostering) of the Act. (1) A person who‐(a) receives or agrees to receive money or a reward ;is an inducement to foster a child; or(b) […]

Section 114 Nigerian Child’s Right Act 2003

Section 114 Child’s Right Act Section 114 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Revocation of a foster order on grounds of the interest of the child. It is under Part XI (Fostering) of the Act. Where it is proved to the satisfaction of a court that a foster parent has abandoned, neglected or persistently. ill‐treated […]

Section 113 Nigerian Child’s Right Act 2003

Section 113 Child’s Right Act Section 113 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Visit to fostered child by child development officers. It is under Part XI (Fostering) of the Act. (1) The appropriate child development service shall keep itself informed, from time to time, of the condition and welfare of each child fostered under this […]

Section 112 Nigerian Child’s Right Act 2003

Section 112 Child’s Right Act Section 112 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Fostered Children Register. It is under Part XI (Fostering) of the Act. (1) The Chief Registrar and the appropriate child development service shall each keep and maintain a register to be known as the Fostered Children Register in which shall be made […]

Section 111 Nigerian Child’s Right Act 2003

Section 111 Child’s Right Act Section 111 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Effect of fostering on maintenance order. It is under Part XI (Fostering) of the Act. Where at the time a fostering order is made in respect of a child, an order requiring a person to contribute towards the maintenance of that child […]