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Parents forced to take responsibility
President Jacob Zuma signed the Maintenance Amendment Act into law recently after it was passed by the National Council of Provinces.
The aim of the Act is to improve the maintenance system.
The Department of Justice said the amendment of the Maintenance Act 1998 (Act No. 99 of 1998) has been its major priority as it will ensure that parents take responsibility for the upbringing of their children.
What you need to know about child maintenance
Government is working hard to improve maintenance systems and ensuring that parents take responsibility for the upbringing of their children.
Who should pay maintenance?
• It is a legal obligation of both the biological parents, grandparents or legal guardian of the child to pay maintenance.
