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(2) define parental authority
(3) list the ways in which a father, a mother and same-sex life partners
acquire parental authority
(4) explain what adoption is and what the requirements for and the
effects of adoption are
(5) explain the contents of parental authority
(6) explain what a parent's having guardianship entails
(7) explain what a parent's having custody entails
(8) explain what a parent's having access entails
(9) explain when and how the court can interfere with parental authority
(10) list the ways in which parental authority is terminated
PRESCRIBED MATTER
Read
. Prescribed textbook 258 (from ``(b) The right to a name'') ± 264;
267±268 ``(a) The Children's Bill 70 of 2003''; 273 (from
``(d) Rescission of an adoption order'') ± 277 (up to just before
``21.3 The contents of parental authority''); 285±287 ``(iv) The
Children's Bill 70 of 2003''; 289 ``21.5 Enforcement of parental
authority''
Study
. Prescribed textbook 257±258 (up to just before ``(b) The right to a
name''); 265±267 (up to just before ``(a) The Children's Bill 70 of
2003''); 268 (from ``21.2.4 Adoption'') ± 273 (up to just before
``(d) Rescission of an adoption order''); 277 (from ``21.3 The
contents of parental authority'') ± 285 (up to just before ``(iv) The
Children's Bill 70 of 2003''); 287 (from ``(e) Guardianship Act 192 of
1993'') ± 289 (excluding only ``21.5 Enforcement of parental
authority'')
CONTENT OF THIS STUDY UNIT
1 CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
All you need to study in respect of children's rights is the content of pages
257±258 up to just before ``(b) The right to a name''. The rest of the
discussion on pages 258±264 in your textbook need only be read. In the
first place, you need to know that the focus of the private-law rules
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