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SU2020CV02060
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[2023] JMSC Civ 265
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Family law - Application for legal guardianship of a minor - The Children (Guardianship and Custody) Act ss. 4, 8, 14(1), 20 - Mother of child was a minor - Father convicted of sexual abuse of mother - Whether parens patriae jurisdiction is to be exercised where both parents are alive - Whether the court has authority to disregard a parent’s objection in granting the application – Child in need of care and protection.

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