15/06/2025 Bertus Preller Best Interests of the Child, Birth certificate amendment, Children, Children born outside marriage, DNA testing, Paternity confirmation administrative justice, BADRA, best interests of child, birth certificate amendment, birth registration, Births and Deaths Registration Act, Centre for Child Law, children born outside marriage, children's rights, Constitutional Rights, deportation interdict, dignity rights, DNA testing, family law South Africa, family recognition, High Court paternity, immigration law, legal precedent, maternal consent, PAJA, Parental Rights, paternity confirmation, permanent residence, population register, section 11(5), unmarried fathers, Western Cape High Court DNA Not Required: High Court Rules Fathers Don’t Need Genetic Testing After Paternity Confirmed – V.K and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (21886/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 219 (26 May 2025). The Facts: A Father's Fight for Recognition This case centers on V.K., a Zambian citizen who entered South Africa on a visitor's visa, and his South African partner S.M. The… READ MORE
28/10/2024 Bertus Preller Children, Maintenance, Paternity Fraud, Procedure Access to Justice, affidavits via Zoom, birth certificate amendment, children's act, civil litigation, civil procedure, Constitutional Rights, court modernization, court precedent, digital evidence, divorce settlement, DNA results, DNA testing, electronic evidence, Family Law, High Court Judgment, judicial interpretation, legal presumption, legal presumptions, legal reform, legal technology, maintenance obligations, maintenance payments, parental rights termination, parenting plan, paternity fraud, remote legal procedures, South African Law, virtual commissioning, WhatsApp evidence From WhatsApp to Whoops: How Digital Messages and a Virtual Oath Transformed Paternity Law in VJS v SH (19578/2024) [2024] ZAWCHC 333: Can You Zoom Your Way to Justice? Background: A Paternity Dispute Emerges from WhatsApp Messages In a significant judgment from the Western Cape High Court, a project manager working at the US Embassy in Pakistan sought to… READ MORE