Young unmarried fathers in the Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality : Grin Verlag : 9783668689350 : 3668689350 : 24 Apr 2018 : Master's Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Social Work, course: Social Work, language: English, abstract: South Africa has a high number of unmarried and absentee fathers which includes young unmarried fathers. A number of factors have contributed to this phenomenon. For example, apartheid policies such as the migrant labour system has impacted on family structure. In addition, legislation which did not give any unmarried fathers automatic responsibilities and rights in respect of their children may have contributed towards the rate of absentee fathers. The new Children's Act, which came into force in 2010 now provides for automatic responsibilities and rights for unmarried fathers who meet certain criteria. Unmarried fathers who have consented to be identified as the father and who have paid maintenance and cultural damages may now automatically acquire pa