CHILD'S RIGHT ACT

Section 117: Prohibition of withdrawal of a child from the care of the applicant

2003Section 117 of 278Federal Republic of Nigeria

While an application for a fostering order is pending in a court, no person who has given his consent to a fostering order being made in respect of a child shall withdraw the child or cause the child to be withdrawn from the care and possession of the applicant without the leave of the Court and the Court shall, in granting the leave, have regard to the welfare of the child.

Cite this section

Section 117, CHILD'S RIGHT ACT (2003).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/child-s-right-act/section/117/