Indian fathers

The Bombay High Court has set aside a family court order granting a father and mother equal, 50:50 custody of their child, holding that the concept of 'joint parenting' does not exist in Indian law. The ruling clarifies that custody decisions must rest on the child's welfare under existing legal frameworks rather than an automatic equal split, a position likely to shape how Indian family courts approach shared custody demands.

Indian fathers hoping to become parents through surrogacy are travelling overseas after a ban on commercial surrogacy at home, the Mumbai Mirror reports. The law restricts the practice to married Indian couples using their own genetic material, leaving single men and others with no domestic option and pushing them toward countries where surrogacy remains legal.