Polish couple deemed ‘baby shoppers’ by social welfare take adoption fight to court
The couple formed a bond with the seven-year-old orphaned boy while living in South Africa
30 October 2023 - 21:38
Department of social development officials have been accused of politically and “blindly” applying inter-country adoption guidelines contrary to the best interests of children by a Johannesburg high court judge hearing a matter in which a Polish couple is seeking to adopt an orphaned local child they have nurtured for years...
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