Answer to Question #193389 in English for Siyabulela

Question

Question 6

Which one of the following statements about maintenance of a child is incorrect? 

[1] Both parents have the duty to support their child.

[2] The duty to support a child is apportioned according to the means of the parents.

[3] If an unmarried parent dies, the duty to support the child ends.

[4] If the parents cannot support a child, the duty passes to the grandparents. (2)

Question 7

It is uncertain whether the three requirements in section 21(1)(b) of the Children’s Act are 

cumulative or not. In which one of the following cases did the court assume that only one of the 

requirements needs to be satisfied?

[1] GM v KI

[2] I v C

[3] RRS v DAL

[4] KLVC v SDI

Answer 1

Which one of the following statements about maintenance of a child is incorrect? 

[3] If an unmarried parent dies, the duty to support the child ends.

It is uncertain whether the three requirements in section 21(1)(b) of the Children’s Act are 

cumulative or not. In which one of the following cases did the court assume that only one of the 

requirements needs to be satisfied?

[3] RRS v DAL