Child Custody Modification Dispute: Statutory Conditions and Judicial Discretion for Custody Modification
Source:China Court Network
Author:Wang Dan
Release Time:2026-07-22
After Sun and Zhou divorced, their son was raised by Zhou. Later, Sun discovered that Zhou had been working away from home for a long time, and the son was cared for by elderly grandparents with poor educational environment. Sun sued for custody modification. The court held that Zhou's care method was no longer conducive to the son's healthy growth and ruled to modify custody to Sun.