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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{SECTION OF 231(1) OF THE CHILDREN'S ACT}} child may be adopted by:} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{c) {\bf{properly assessed by an adoption social worker}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{*husband and wife does not only refer to opposite-sex couples. Includes same-sex couples or civil partners in terms of the {\bf{Civil Unions Act}} and spouses married in terms of {\bf{customary law or religious law}}}  \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Children's Act}} {\emph{makes provision for a social worker to counsel parents of the child on the decision to make child available for adoption. They may also counsel the child where applicable}}}  \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{b) confers the surname of the adoptive parent on the child, except if otherwise is provided in the order} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{In {\bf{Centre for Child Law v Minister of Social Development}}: \newline {\emph{court gave a declaratory order the this section does not automatically terminate all parental rights and responsibilities of the guardian of the child whose spouse or permanent domestic partner wishes to adopt the child.}}}  \tn 
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