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Best interests of child to be paramount
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45. The Act of 1964 is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 3:
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“3. (1) Where, in any proceedings before any court, the—
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(a) guardianship, custody or upbringing of, or access to, a child, or
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(b) administration of any property belonging to or held on trust for a child or the application of the income thereof,
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is in question, the court, in deciding that question, shall regard the best interests of the child as the paramount consideration.
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(2) In proceedings to which subsection (1) applies, the court shall determine the best interests of the child concerned in accordance with Part V.”.
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