The maintenance of adult but dependent offspring

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dc.contributor.advisor Boezaart, C J
dc.contributor.postgraduate Da Silva Pfafferott, Toyah Leigh
dc.date.accessioned 2020-01-29T06:39:36Z
dc.date.available 2020-01-29T06:39:36Z
dc.date.created 2020-04
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.description Mini Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2019. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract Parenthood automatically gives rise to the obligation of a parent to support his or her child. This common-law duty arises upon the birth of a child and it is furthermore provided for in the Maintenance Act. The Maintenance Act addresses the maintenance of both minor and major offspring. The problem, however, arises when a study of the practical execution of this right is conducted. This dissertation specifically focuses on the practicality in respect of major/adult dependent ‘children’. This dissertation examines the laws that enact the common-law duty and the right to support. A study of how the courts have interpreted the law and directed the enforcement of this right for major/adult dependent children/offspring reveals the impracticality of the prescribed enforcement methods and a failure to understand this group’s particular needs. This study explores alternative approaches to implementing the right of adult dependent offspring to maintenance and offers solutions to the limitations that are revealed. en_ZA
dc.description.availability Unrestricted en_ZA
dc.description.degree LLM Child Law en_ZA
dc.description.department Private Law en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship NONE en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Da Silva Pfafferott, TL 2019, The maintenance of adult but dependent offspring, LLM Child Law Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73001> en_ZA
dc.identifier.other A2020 en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73001
dc.publisher University of Pretoria
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dc.subject UCTD en_ZA
dc.subject Maintenance en_ZA
dc.title The maintenance of adult but dependent offspring en_ZA
dc.type Mini Dissertation en_ZA


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