An 11-year-old Indian child, asked to choose between his parents engaged in a bitter custody battle, has picked his father because he is more affluent.
The child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the judges he loved both the parents equally, but wanted to live with his father.
The Mumbai court ruled in favour of the father after hearing the boy.
The court said it was sending the child to stay with the father because it was convinced of the child's maturity.
Under Indian law, the custody of children under the age of five is given to the mother except in exceptional circumstances.
The courts have often taken the view that a child under 10 needs to stay with the mother.
Once a child turns 10, its normal practice for the court to take the wishes of the child into account while deciding on custody.
Original Post : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7404788.stm
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