[Solved] X & Y are married. They have a daughter who is 5 years old. They are living separately in fact. Y left the custody of her child to Z, her sister and went to live with S, a married man. S & Y wanted to get back the custody of Z. Will the action prosper?

Q.	X & Y are married. They have a daughter who is 5 years old. They are living separately in fact. Y left the custody of her child to Z, her sister and went to live with S, a married man. S & Y wanted to get back the custody of Z. Will the action prosper?
A.	Yes. They can because parental authority is inalienable.
B.	Yes. They can because a child below the age of 7 cannot be separated from the mother.
C.	No. They cannot because it would be impossible to have a moral development of Z under an immoral environment.
D.	Yes. They can because in the line of preference of custody, Y has the right to have custody over her child.
Answer» C. No. They cannot because it would be impossible to have a moral development of Z under an immoral environment.

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