Movement of children during alert level 4?

07 May 2020 ,  Sue-Mari Swanepoel 215

The recent conversion from total lockdown to Alert level 4 had a significant change in respect of movement of children.

According to the latest Regulation dated 29 April 2020, divorced parents or co-holders of parental rights and responsibilities in the same metropolitan area or district municipality are allowed to exercise contact rights if they possess a:

a. Court Order; or

b. Parental plan or agreement that was registered with the office of the Family Advocate; or

c. Permit issued by a magistrate where which corresponds with Form 3 of Annexure A, if the documents in paragraph (a) and (b) is not available.

Movement of children between co-holders of rights and responsibilities or caregivers between different metropolitan area or district municipality or provinces is only permitted if these parents obtained a permit issued by a magistrate where which corresponds with Form 3 of Annexure A.

Children who spend the lockdown period with other family members outside the province where their primary residence is situated, will be permitted, on a once off basis, to return to their primary residence but must also obtain a permit issued by a magistrate which corresponds with Form 3 of Annexure A. The household where the child is moved must also be COVID-19 free.

Kindly do contact me at sue-mari@dupwest.co.za, should you have any questions or need assistance in this regard. 

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