Published on : 04 Dec 2025, 6:24 am 3 min read

The Supreme Court recently ruled that a parent’s ability to work from home cannot, by itself, determine the outcome of a custody dispute.

While recognising the shifting contours of modern work and family structures, the Court held that the place from which a parent performs their job does not, on its own, indicate their caregiving capacity or justify awarding custody.

Emphasising that modern employment patterns require many parents to balance professional commitments with caregiving responsibilities, the Bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan held,

" We, therefore, do not subscribe to the view that if one parent is working from home and the other not (i.e., has to visit his office for work) then it has to be inferred t

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