PoliticsPhoto: Deccan HeraldSupreme Court orders mother to return US-born daughter to America
The Supreme Court directed a mother to return her four-year-old US citizen daughter to the United States, prioritizing the child's welfare and education there. The court set aside a Karnataka High Court order allowing the child to stay in India, citing a California court's jurisdiction. The mother must travel to the US with the child by December 31, 2026, with interim custody given to the US citizen father. The dispute began when the mother breached California court orders by taking the child to India in 2022.
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