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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Children's Act"”.
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Probation: its application in the Republic of South Africa under the Children's Act of 1960
… complied with the requirements laid down by the Children's Court. A secondary objective was to obtain the views of probationers, their parents, and the supervising probation officers on this particular method of treatment. A questionnaire comprising 43 questions was drawn up. In order to complete …
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The best interests of the child : a critical evaluation of how the South Africa court system is failing to use section 7 of the Children's Act accordingly in divorce proceedings
… come to the findings that the newly introduced Children's Act has created a better scope of protection than the previous common law precedent. The leading component of the study is criticising the method of the application of the 'best interests' of the child principle in South Africa. The …
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We cannot fight for what we do not know : information that mothers of disabled children have about the Children's Act (No. 38 of 2005) and the Children's Amendment Act (No. 41 of 2007) in South Africa
… the information that the mothers of disabled children have on the provisions of the Children's Act (CA) (Act no.38 of 2005) and the Children's Amendment Act (CAA) (Act No.41 of 2007). The two Acts were consolidated after the regulations had been adopted. The Children's Act gives effect to the …
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The rights and best interests of children conceived through rape: the missing maintenance of rapist fathers in South Africa
The global shift in recognising children as independent rights holders demands that States Parties must adhere to the best interests of the child principle, obliging them to adopt legislative measures that align with children's rights as outlined in international law. Accordingly, South Africa's …
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The legal implications of customary law adoptions in South Africa
… law. Various pieces of legislation were enacted under the Constitution , resulting in the statutory regulation of certain aspects of customary law. The primary rationale for doing so is improving women's and children's lives. However, the Children's Act indirectly caters for common law …
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Children found to be in need of care : a study of current management practice
Children found to be in need of care may be legally removed from their families and recommended to one of four types of placement, or management resource. (Children's Act, 1960 Sections 1(X) and, 31(1)).The study here reported is an investigation designed to determine which features of the …
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An exploration of social policy responses for orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana
… policy responses for orphans and vulnerable children(OVC) in Botswana address the needs of this category of children. The objectives of social policies and legislation (such as the Constitution, the Children's Act of 2009, the National Guidelines on the Care of OVC of 2008, and the Botswana …
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Practitioners' discourse of juvenile delinquency at a child and youth care centre in the Western Cape from 1990 to 2020
… discourse of juvenile delinquency among practitioners who documented their observations and interactions with juveniles from a Western Cape Child and Youth Care Centre. It employs the Foucauldian discourse analysis approach when analysing the content of thirty learner casefiles from 1990 to …
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'n Ondersoek na die invloed van die belewenisse van maatskaplike werkers op die implementering van die statutêre verwyderingsproses
… Social workers execute the implementing of the Children's Act (Act 38 of 2005) through the statutory removal process and they are the primary facilitators of this process. The goal of the statutory removal process is to protect children from abuse, neglect and exploitation by their biological …
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Towards being heard : representations of the child's voice in custody evaluation reports by the Family Advocate's Office
… and legal contexts insofar as it relates to children's participation in matters that affect their lives. It set out the debates in the literature on whether not children should participate in family law matters, specifically custody disputes, and if so, how this participation should take …
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Rapid review of clinical reunification intervention to families
… be at the centre of meaningful child welfare practice. If a child has been removed from the care of his/her birth parents, safe and timely family reunification should be the main goal. The purpose of this type of intervention is to restore the well-being of disrupted families to assist them to …
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Consent to minor customary marriages perpetuates abuse towards african girls and women in south africa
… customary marriages, regulated by the Marriage Act1 and Recognition of Customary Marriages Act2 respectively. That this consent provision also applies to customary marriages is made clear by sections 3(1)(a) and (b) of the latter Act. That this dissertation hypothesises that the provisions that …
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A descriptive analysis of parent and teacher perceptions regarding parent involvement in a program for the preschool handicapped
… Amendments to the Education of All Handicapped Children's Act (P.L. 99-457) require that the individual education plans for students ages three to five, "must include instruction for parents so that they can be active and knowledgeable in assisting in their child's progress" (U.S. House of …
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Adjudication of child relocation disputes in South Africa
… guidelines, judges can choose to rely on any factor to reach their desired outcomes while at the same time rejecting those factors that might contradict their intended outcomes. In typical CRDs, parents who have been awarded the care and residency (usually mothers) wish to relocate with their …