Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu has backtracked on lockdown orders prohibiting the movement of children between parents who live separately.
Provided certain conditions are met, divorced parents can move their children to their respective partners’ homes, despite the national lockdown.
A new government gazette published on Tuesday that a child can be moved between the parents, provided there are “arrangements in place”. These include having a court order, or that a “parental responsibilities and rights agreement” or a “parenting plan” exists. That plan must be registered with the family advocate.
The gazette, signed by social development minister Lindiwe Zulu, states that the parent transporting the child must have the relevant documentation with them at all times.