SSL2601 Assignment 2 Semester 2
Memo | Due 11 September 2025
1. Sindy has been appointed to the position of Family Advocate in the High Court of South
Africa. Part of Sindy’s duties is to determine the custody of minor children in divorce
litigation,
and to compile reports on other legal matters involving minor children. With your
knowledge at
social security law, fully advise Sindy on how the Constitution of the Republic of South
Africa,
1996, gives priority to the rights of children codified in section 28.
The Paramountcy of Children's Rights in South African Social Security Law: Advice for a
Family Advocate
As a Family Advocate in the High Court of South Africa, Sindy's duties are intrinsically linked
to the fundamental rights of minor children, particularly as enshrined in the Constitution of the
Memo | Due 11 September 2025
1. Sindy has been appointed to the position of Family Advocate in the High Court of South
Africa. Part of Sindy’s duties is to determine the custody of minor children in divorce
litigation,
and to compile reports on other legal matters involving minor children. With your
knowledge at
social security law, fully advise Sindy on how the Constitution of the Republic of South
Africa,
1996, gives priority to the rights of children codified in section 28.
The Paramountcy of Children's Rights in South African Social Security Law: Advice for a
Family Advocate
As a Family Advocate in the High Court of South Africa, Sindy's duties are intrinsically linked
to the fundamental rights of minor children, particularly as enshrined in the Constitution of the
