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Family And Children [1996] ZASCA 96

Tshaka v Mokoena (523/94)

Tshaka v Mokoena (523/94) [1996] ZASCA 96 (19 September 1996)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
523/94
Judges
E M Grosskopf, F H Grosskopf, Nienaber, Harms, Scott

The court held that a non-custodial father’s access to an illegitimate child turns on the child’s welfare, not on any onus against him, and sent the matter for oral evidence.

  • Access To Minor Child
  • Parental Rights
  • Welfare Of Child
  • Parental Alienation
  • Role Of Family Advocate
  • Family-law
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