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*Single Fathers Granted Right To Acquire Birth Certificates For Their Kids* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?se Harare High Court judge, Justice Owen Tagu has ordered the Registrar of Birth and Death registration to allow fathers to apply for and obtain birth certificates for their children born out of wedlock if the mothers deserted or abandoned their children. The judgment which was handed down on 8 November 2021 came after Bernard Tashu together with the Child rights activist, Petronella Nyamapfene approached the High Court to compel the Registrar to comply with the Birth and Death Registration Act which allows fathers to apply for birth certificates for their children in circumstances where the mother abandoned or deserted the child. ---------- Latest itel A06 on Pindula: 32GB storage, 4GB RAM $69 USD WhatsApp: +263715068543 Calls: 0772464000 ---------- The Registrar was refusing fathers to secure birth certificates of their children without a marriage certificate or without the mother of the child. Tashu was represented by the Child Rights lawyer, Pamela Musimwa of the Justice for Children, whilst Nyamapepfene was represented by Darlington Marange of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum. Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum *More: Pindula News* _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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