Article 20 of Act No. 25 of year 1929 as amended by Act No. 100 of year 1985 and Act No. 4 of year 2005

The last paragraph of Article 20 of Act No. 25 of year 1929, as amended by Act No. 100 of year 1985 and Act No. 4 of year 2005 "The mother may lose custody when the child turns 15 years old then they recognize an order of preference of alternate adult custodians with priority given to the mother’s family in the following order: maternal grandmother or great-grandmother; paternal grandmother or great-grandmother; maternal aunt; paternal aunt; maternal niece; paternal niece.  If these relatives do not exist, the right of custody shifts to a male in the following order of priority:  maternal grandfather; maternal brother; maternal nephew; paternal brother". The woman is favored because of the child's need to a woman taking care of him/her, as long as she deemed to be a "fit" mother.

Translation by Heba Musa