Separated parents bear equal burden on children

When a couple parts ways, children remain with either the father or the mother. In many instances, the tussle over children’s welfare ends up in court. Often, it is the woman seeking legal backing to lay all the financial burden on the man.

But recent rulings on some child support cases shows the responsibility rests on the two. In a case involving a man of the cloth, the High Court recently included the woman’s responsibility to provide food, shelter and clothing for the child.