Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 61
61. (1) Any agreement between the spouses respecting the
custody of the children may at any time, on the demand of eithe r of
the spouses, or of any relative of either of the spouses, be an nulled
by the competent court, where the interests of the children so
require.
(2) In any such case, the court shall give the necessary
directions as to the person in whose custody the children are t o be
placed, and as to the mode of their mainte nance and education.
Surname of spouse
after separation.
Substituted by:
XXI.1993.35.
Amended by:
XV .2012.3;
XXIII.2017.31;
Substituted by:
LXV .2020.8.
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