Asked by the Customer on 12-11-2022 06:00:30
Question posted in the Family Law category relating to Gauteng
My daughter fell pregnant at the age of 19 when we informed the father he was not interested he was 21 @ the time. The were not living together, they also broke up just after she fell pregnant they broke up in July and we found out shes pregnant in October. After the break up there was no communication. He is an absent father and was not involved during pregnancy or delivery of the baby. Does he have any right in future towards the child
He did not contribute to anything financially
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