Parenting plans : the development of substantive guidelines for professionals

With amendments made to the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 that makes provision for parenting plans, legal and mental health professionals have been bestowed the responsibility to structure plans for divorcing families in South Africa. Due to parenting plans being a new concept, substantive guidelines are needed to assist professionals in structuring these plans. This paper focuses on section 28 of the Constitution, the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child; the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child; and the Children’s Act to provide a legal context of parenting plans for professionals.

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