Question
Who is responsible for an illegitimate child?
Answer
The mother is responsible for her illegitimate child. The man who fathered the child is not the legal father in terms of the Shariah and he has no legal obligation to the child.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 22 No 04
- PDF page
- 3
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