Section 71 Child’s Right Act

Section 71 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Validity of custody agreed to in separation deeds. It is under Part VIII (Possession and Custody of Children) of the Act.

Where in any proceedings before a Court the custody or upbringing of a child or the administration of any property belonging to or held in trust for a child, or the application of the income thereof, is in question, the Court shall, in deciding that question, regard the welfare or the child as the first and paramount consideration