Browsing PER: Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal by Subject "Parental responsibilities and rights"
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"Child divorce": a break from parental responsibilities and rights due to the traditional socio-cultural practices and beliefs of the parents
(2012)In a recent ground-breaking case the South African courts were for the first time requested to use their discretion to interfere in the parent-child relationship due to the traditional socio-cultural beliefs of the parents. ... -
The constitutionality of biological father's recognition as a parent
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)Despite the increased recognition afforded to biological fathers as legal parents, the Children's Act1 still does not treat fathers on the same basis as mothers as far as the automatic allocation of parental responsibilities ... -
Step-parent adoption gone wrong: GT v CT [2015] 3 ALL SA 631 (GJ)
(2016)Step-parent adoption happens where a child is adopted by the spouse or civil union partner of a biological parent. This is a drastic invasion into the life of a child because (except if provided for otherwise) an adoption ... -
Towards a More Uniform Approach to Parenting Coordination in South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2022)Because of the need to mitigate the damage done to children by chronic conflict between co-parents after divorce or family breakdown, the process of parenting coordination has been embraced by South African courts. In terms ...
