In tug-of-love case, British man in Penang gains care and control of his children
Two children in a tug-of-love between a British man in Penang and his wife in Canada have been placed under the care and control of the father for as long as he is employed in Malaysia.
The High Court granted the father’s application but refused to grant him custody of the two children, who are Canadian citizens, as the matter is under the purview of the Canadian courts.
The father filed the application last year after his wife took the children back to Canada two years ago. Following an extensive legal process in Canada, the children were ultimately returned to the father’s home in Penang.
High Court judge Azizan Arshad said that although both parents have equal guardianship, the children would be best placed under the care and control of the father as he had looked after them well and was working in Penang.
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