Infants' Custody Act 1854 (1854 - 1875)

From

1854

To

1875

Categories

Principal Act

Alternative Names

• An Act to amend the Law relating to the Custody of Infants

Location

New South Wales

The Infants' Custody Act 1854 [1/1854 (18 Vic. No.1)] allowed mothers to claim custody of children under the age of seven who had been in the care of their fathers, upon the father's death. It did not apply, though, to women who had 'criminal conversation', or adultery, findings against them. It was repealed by the Custody of Infants Act 1875.

Timeline

1854 - 1875

Infants' Custody Act 1854

1875 - 1899

Custody of Infants Act 1875