Asked by Nirasha on 08-03-2023 18:47:00
Question posted in the Family Law category relating to KwaZulu-Natal
Hi. My name is Nirasha Lakan. My son has many problems right now with his girlfriend. She is 21 years old with a special needs child from a previous relationship. The child turns 3 in July. And she has a child from my son who turns 7 months old next week. They've been in a relationship for a year and a half. They lived with each other for 1 year and 3 months. She is always creating problems with him and abuses him verbally physically and emotionally and when he gets real angry he hits her. However, this past weekend he never hit her and she has went and opened up a case of abuse. She's lying a lot. Now she had taken custody of my son's baby and he's not allowed to see the baby. Today, she returned to court and asked the social workers to help return the child to my son but the social workers refused and told her that she's playing with the courts time and therefore must go to court at the end of May, the court has given that date and the court will decide. Another problem has come up an hour ago. The police say that my son needs to vacate the premises that is leased to him and his girlfriend must stay there. She is unemployed for roughly 1 year and 3 months. Is it possible that my son can't be removed from the property and will he ever be able to have visitation with his son. Thank you
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