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Family-law [2025] LSHC 34

Pusetso Moleko V Ministry of Social Development & Ano. (CIV/ADP/0015/2024)

Pusetso Moleko V Ministry of Social Development & Ano. (CIV/ADP/0015/2024) [2025] LSHC 34 (18 March 2025)

Court
High Court
Case number
CIV/ADP/0015/2024

The High Court of Lesotho dismissed an adoption application, holding the applicant lacked locus standi and the parents’ reasons for relinquishing the child were insufficient.

  • Adoption
  • Parental-responsibility
  • Locus-standi
  • Child-maintenance
  • Family-law
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Criminal-law [1984] LSCA 147

R v Mathoka (CRI/A 14 of 84)

R v Mathoka (CRI/A 14 of 84) [1984] LSCA 147 (28 December 1984)

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
CRI/A 14 of 84

The High Court of Lesotho dismissed an appeal against a conviction for failing to maintain a child, upholding findings on paternity and maintenance liability.

  • Failure-to-maintain-child
  • Maintenance-orders
  • Parental-responsibility
  • Customary-law-and-common-law-maintenance-obligations
  • Child-maintenance
  • Failure-to-maintain
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