My husband and I adopted a child. My husband and I have now split up. He left us and the child has remained with me. Can I file my husband for maintenance for our child, as well as for me?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 16 May, 2022Yes. An adopted child has full rights to maintenance . An adoption order transfers all rights and obligations from the biological parents to the adoptive parents. Furthermore, under the Family Law Amendment (Maintenance) Act of 1959 the definition of a child given in the introduction includes an adopted child. Thus a plea for child maintenance can be made against an adoptive father.