Custody of Infants Act 1875 (1875 - 1899)

From

1875

To

1899

Categories

Principal Act

Alternative Names

• An Act to amend the law as to the Custody of Infants

Location

New South Wales

The Custody of Infants Act 1875 [23/1875 (39 Vic. No.16)] dealt with the ways Courts had to treat separation and custody arrangements between parents. It provided that the 'next friend' of a mother could petition the Supreme Court to allow a mother to have access or custody of her children. This Act was repealed by the Infant's Custody and Settlements Act 1899.

Timeline

1854 - 1875

Infants' Custody Act 1854

1875 - 1899

Custody of Infants Act 1875

1899 -

Infants' Custody and Settlements Act