title: Williams v. Williams, 1987.
abstract: The Court granted joint custody to the parties, the parents of a daughter.  This is the first case in Nigeria in which joint custody principles have been applied.
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000354:Africa, Western; D001519:Behavior; D002655:Child Custody; D002668:Child Rearing; D003906:Developing Countries; D004243:Divorce; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008393:Marriage; D009549:Nigeria
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Behavior; Child Custody--legal aspects; Child Rearing; Court Decision; Developing Countries; Divorce--legal aspects; English Speaking Africa; Nigeria; Nuptiality; Western Africa