CHILD CUSTODY AGREEMENT
This Child Custody Agreement (this "Agreement") is made at Chandigarh on 1 April 2026.
BETWEEN
Vikram Chopra, of House No. 411, Sector 15, Chandigarh 160015 (the "Father"),
AND
Neha Chopra, of House No. 22, Model Town, Ludhiana 141002 (the "Mother").
The Father and the Mother are each a "Parent" and together the "Parents".
RECITALS
A. The Parents are married to each other and are living separately, without a decree of divorce.
B. The Parents refer to the following order or decree of a competent court: Decree of divorce dated 11 March 2025, HMA No. 214 of 2024, Family Court, Chandigarh.
C. The Parents are the parents of the following child or children (each a "Child" and together the "Children"): Aarav Chopra, born 4 June 2019.
D. The Parents wish to record, by mutual agreement and in the best interests of the Children, how custody, time-sharing and decision-making for the Children shall be arranged, without prejudice to the power of a competent court to make or vary any order concerning the Children that the welfare of the Children requires.
NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES as follows.
- 1. CUSTODY AND RESIDENCE
1.1 Physical custody of the Children shall vest in the Mother, with the Father having visitation and parenting time as set out below.
1.2 The Children shall primarily reside at House No. 22, Model Town, Ludhiana 141002.
- 2. VISITATION AND PARENTING TIME
2.1 The Father shall have the Children on alternate weekends from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday 6 p.m., and on one weekday evening each week from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
2.2 Holidays and festivals: Diwali and Dussehra with the Father in even years and the Mother in odd years; summer vacation split into two equal blocks; the Children's birthday shared, mornings with one Parent and evenings with the other, alternating each year.
2.3 Pick-up and drop-off: The collecting Parent shall pick up and the other Parent shall drop off, both at the Children's school, to minimise contact between the Parents.
2.4 The non-custodial Parent may communicate with the Children by phone or video call at reasonable times, without restriction.
- 3. RELOCATION
3.1 Neither Parent shall relocate the Children's place of residence outside the tricity of Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula without the other Parent's prior written consent or the permission of a competent court.
- 4. MAJOR DECISIONS
4.1 Major decisions about the Children's education, healthcare and religious upbringing shall be made jointly by both Parents, each consulting the other in good faith before deciding.
- 5. FINANCIAL SUPPORT
5.1 Financial support for the Children is dealt with in a separate Maintenance Agreement between the Parents.
- 6. REVIEW AND CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES
6.1 Either Parent may propose a review of this Agreement on a material change in circumstances, including the Children's changing needs, either Parent's relocation, or the remarriage of either Parent.