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THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA - SERVICES: CHILDREN & FAMILIES
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Enforcing a Maintenance Order
If the court has ordered that a parent must pay child support, it is a criminal offence not to pay.  > 
Finding Information about Biological Parents
As an adopted child, you can start a search for your biological parents if you are over 18 years old. If you are between 18 and 21, you will need to have your adoptive parents' written permission. If you are over 21 you can search ...  > 
Getting a Maintenance Order
Both parents have a legal duty to support their children.  > 
Giving up a Child for Adoption
Giving up a child for adoption is a way of ending the legal relationship between the biological parents and a child.  > 
Registering an Adoption
All adoptions must be recorded in the child's birth register if requested by the adoptive parents.  > 
The content on this page was last updated on 19 May 2006
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