Recording an Adoption
| Description: |
All adoptions must be recorded in the child's birth register if requested by the adoptive parents. |
| Instructions: |
To do this, you need to submit a written request to any district office of the Department of Home Affairs, accompanied by a certified copy of the adoption order. If the adoption order authorises changing the child's surname to that of the adoptive parents, this will be done free of charge. |
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These facility categories: |
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| Government Body: | (The Government of South Africa) |
- Adopting a child (Service)
- Registering the birth of your child (Service)
- Adoption Matters Act, 56 of 1998 (Act) (File type: pdf; size: 84.91 KB)
The content on this page was last updated on 29 January 2020
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