MORE than most working parents, Madam Sally (not her real name) cherishes every moment with her two children, aged seven and five.

This is because every second spent with them has been hard-won, first in the Family Court, then in the High Court.

Madam Sally, whom we cannot identify as her children are minors, refused to give up in a bitter custody battle with her ex-husband. After more than a year, she regained care and control of her children last month.

On Oct 30 last year, the Family Court awarded joint custody of the children to her and her ex-husband, a 52-year-old businessman.

The decision meant that their father would have care and control over the children and would get to live with the children.

Madam Sally may have had joint custody, but it meant she would only have visitation rights and be consulted on the children's education and upbringing.

Madam Sally appealed and last month, the High Court overturned the Family Court's verdict.

This article was first published in The New Paper.

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