Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
Parens Patriae Doctrine | Mother Granted Sole Authority to Secure U.S. Passport for Child Amid Father’s Obstruction: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court invoked parens patriae to empower a mother with sole physical custody to apply for her minor daughter’s U.S. passport despite the father’s deliberate non-cooperation, preventing potential deportation and affirming child welfare over parental obstruction in international legal processes. This sets a critical precedent for cross-border child mobility when one parent unreasonably withholds consent.