Orders for custody and maintenance

11 Orders for custody and maintenance where joint guardians disagree.

The powers of the court under section 7 of this Act shall, where one of the joint guardians is the mother or father of the minor, include power—

a

to make such order regarding—

i

the F1legal custody of the minor; and

ii

the right of access to the minor of his mother or father,

as the court thinks fit having regard to the welfare of the minor;

F2b

to make subject to section 12 of this Act, one or both of the following orders, that is to say—

i

an order requiring the mother or father to pay to the other guardian for the benefit of the minor, or to the minor, such periodical payments, and for such term, as may be specified in the order;

ii

an order requiring the mother or father to pay to the guardian for the benefit of the minor, or to the minor, such lump sum as may be so specified;

c

to vary or discharge any order F3(other than an order for the payment of a lump sum) previously made under that section.