A parent’s liabilities towards a child do not change when the child turns 18 years of age or if the parents are divorced. Both parents remain liable for taking care of the child for as long as the child requires maintenance. A maintenance Order does not have to make
Parental Alienation as a form of emotional child abuse and is the single most important concern for Family Law practitioners in South Africa. Parental alienation occurs when separated parents inflict doubt in the children’s minds towards the other parent resulting in frustration by one parent to have contact with
The relationship between a parent and child is one of the most unique and intimate relationships that the law attempts to regulate. It is important to highlight the fact that in the Children’s Act responsibilities is mentioned before parental rights, and one can assume that the legislature did this
The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is the main international agreement that covers international parental child abduction. It provides a process through which a parent can seek to have their child returned to their home country. The purpose of the Convention is to protect
A Children’s Court is a special court which deals with issues affecting children. Every Magistrate’s Court in South Africa is a Children’s Court. The Children’s Court also takes care of children who are in need of care and protection and makes decisions about children who are abandoned, neglected or
South African law does not make specific provision for grandparents’ rights over their grandchildren. That said, the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 does provide for a way to establish such rights. The Children’s Act 38 of 2005 Law provides for third parties who have an interest in the care,
Every caring parent wants to give their child the best education possible according to their specific circumstances and station in life. Not all parents earn the same amount of money or have access to the best type of education. However, most parents will do their best, which the law
A parent should never alienate a child from the other parent. The Children’s Act contains certain provisions that aim to prevent one parent from frustrating the exercise of responsibilities and rights by the other parent. Any parent who has care of a child and refuses to allow the other
On 20 October 2021, The Department of Health in South Africa started with the registration and vaccination of children aged 12- 17 years old with the Pfizer vaccine in line with the guidelines from the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Vaccines. What does the law say regarding children? Constitution of
It is exceptionally difficult to watch your children being emotionally manipulated by a narcissistic parent. It is a complicated situation and difficult to know how to respond. There are a number of steps you can take to protect your children from a narcissistic parent. Some steps will involve just
