Who Owns a Child? Conflict of Culture and Human Right in the Dissolution of Customary Law Marriage in Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19464926 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lorretta Ntoimo (0000-0002-3218-5535, Federal University Oye Ekiti, corresponding author), LORRETTA FAVOUR CHIZOMAM NTOIMO (Federal University Oye Ekiti), Favour Chukwunonyerem Ntoimo (University of Nigeria) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 398-409 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Divorce & Remarriage (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1050-2556 • E-ISSN: 1540-4811 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10502556.2021.1871842 |
| OpenAlex | W3123170697 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
Using a descriptive design, this study examined the award of child custody in 15 cases of divorce between 2002 and 2016 in a customary court in Southwest Nigeria. Most of the cases were initiated by women on grounds of the negligence of children and wife and domestic violence. Despite this, the custody of children was awarded to the men in almost all cases. The findings of this study provide useful evidence to guide intervention and reform of customary and family laws to ensure greater gender equality in the award of child custody in customary courts in Nigeria
Child custody · Child marriage · Criminology · Descriptive research · Domestic violence · Family court · Family law · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Social science · Sociology · Wife · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender and Women's Rights · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |