Browsing by Subject "Parental responsibilities and rights"
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The best interests of the child in cultural and religious practices in respect of child marriages
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Child marriage has become a widely spread practice across the globe especially in some parts of Asia and in Africa. It involves the marriage of young children below the age of eighteen years. In most cases the marriages ... -
"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. ... -
A child's right to privacy, a parent's duty to care and social media
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The expansion in the use of social media has resulted in children of a very young age engaging in the extensive use of social media platforms. In as much as social media are an effective and inexpensive medium of communication, ... -
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 ... -
State infringement of the responsibilities and rights of parents with regard to the reproductive health of their children
(2014)This research seeks to contribute to the debate on the state infringing upon the responsibilities and rights of parents with regards to the reproductive health of their children. The qualitative method of research is used. ... -
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 ...