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From Dad to Duped: South Africa’s Legal Dance with Paternity Fraud and the Quest for Truth.

Understanding Paternity Fraud in South Africa: What You Need to Know Paternity fraud occurs when a mother, knowing or suspecting the truth, deliberately misidentifies a man as her child's biological…

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Justice Prevails: A Landmark Twelve-Month Sentence Upholding the Child’s Best Interests. – B.M.G.S v M.B.S and Others (26675/2022) [2024] ZAGPPHC 24 (8 January 2024).

Introduction In this case presided over by Justice Phahlane, the applicant, Mr. S, approached the Gauteng High Court on an urgent basis. The case centred around the contempt of two…

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Parental Alienation Syndrome and Its Impact on Children: Insights from a Recent South African Case

D, TE v G, B (015642/2022) ZAGPJHC --- (13 July 2023) SUMMARY This case pertains to family law and involves an urgent application. The child's best interests are the primary…

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