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Family And Children [2025] ZAWCHC 219

V.K and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (21886/2023)

V.K and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (21886/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 219 (26 May 2025)

Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
21886/2023
Judge
Moosa AJ

The High Court held that a section 11(5) declaratory order confirming paternity is enough to register a father's particulars on a child's birth certificate, without DNA proof.

  • Births And Deaths Registration Act
  • Declaratory Relief
  • Paternity Registration
  • Dna Testing Requirement
  • Best Interests Of Child
  • Just Administrative Action
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