Question
Whose surname does an illegitimate child take?
Answer
The illegitimate child will have the surname of his / her mother. The biological father is not regarded as the legal father. He has no rights over the child. This child inherits from only the mother, not from the man who is the biological father.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 23 No 09
- PDF page
- 3
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