Last week on Legal Matters we talked about the issue of the acquisition of parental rights and responsibilities by court order, whether through foster care or adoption. This week we continue the discussion with the angle being of father rights. What are fathers’ rights and responsibilities towards a foster/adopted child that isn’t biologically his; and Claire Thomson joins us to elaborate and clarify what the law says in this regard. Claire Thomson is an attorney in private practice at Witz Inc Attorneys in Johannesburg. Claire is a specialist family law practitioner, a trained mediator and a notary public. She is also practices commercial law.