In re K (Minors) (Children: Care and Control)

Subject Matter

MINOR — Custody — Paramount interest of child — Unimpeachable father — Minister of religion — Mother admitting adultery and intending to leave father — Mother applying for custody of young children — Father making them wards of court — Whether justice to be done as between parents — Welfare of children paramount consideration — Guardianship of Minors Act 1971, s 1

[1977] Fam 179; [1977] 2 WLR 33