To establish safeguards to ensure that inter-country adoptions take place in the best interests of the child and with respect for his or her fundamental
Every child has the right to basic necessities such as food, shelter, clothing, medical care and schooling. With due acknowledgement to the Law Society of South
Maintenance is the obligation to provide another person, for example a minor, with housing, food, clothing, education and medical care, or with the means that
Children up to the age of 18 should be protected. Child protection is effected through a social worker, policeman or an authorised officer who may
Learn the difference between legal custody, physical custody, sole custody, and joint custody. Types of Custody Learn the difference between legal custody, physical custody, sole
Tacit emancipation occurs when the capacity of a minor to act without parental consent is ‘enlarged’ to encompass certain key areas that will enable him
This article discusses minors, majority and the rights of minors Minor children ‘A child’s best interests are of paramount importance in every matter concerning the
Co-holders of parental responsibility are obliged to devise a family plan before approaching the court for relief. This can be done through mediation by a
In terms of Section 35 (1) of the new Children’s Act the father commits a criminal offence if he refuses to return the child after
You’re pregnant, your world is soft and beautiful and everything looks rosy. However, you could be facing a very different picture five or ten years
