child custodyurgencyself-created urgencyminor childeducation rights
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child custodyurgent applicationinterdict
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Case Summary
Key Issues
{"issue_text":"Whether this application meets the requirements of urgency","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Application filed 4 months after child taken; applicant knew 1st respondent would not voluntarily surrender custody"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, father and only surviving parent of minor child Winnet Heather Moyo, sought urgent return of the child from the 1st respondent (maternal grandmother) who took custody in December 2020. The child was enrolled at Binga Primary School but 1st respondent allegedly blocked applicant from taking child back after memorial service and enrolled child at Bethel Primary School in Gwanda. Applicant filed urgent application on 23 March 2021 claiming urgency based on schools reopening.
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