UPDATE: Children of co-parents can move between parents if they show birth certificate
Yesterday government announced new eased lockdown regulations.
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Picture: Twitter / @governmentza
With initial announcement of lockdown measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in South Africa the minister of social development Lindiwe Zulu announced that children of co-parents would not be allowed to move between parents during lockdown. This later changed to be allowed but parents would need to show a court-approved co-parenting plan in order for children to move between them .
Also Read: LOCKDOWN: How to co-parent during a pandemic?
As we enter the lockdown extension period the minister of cooperative governance and traditional affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced that moving children between parents would now be allowed as long as the parents could produce at least a birth certificate to prove the connection with their children.
Also Read: Co-parenting in the time of coronavirus: if you and your ex don’t agree, what are your rights?
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