Father barred from smoking in front of children
In an unusual case, a father has been barred from smoking in front of his children. According to a Beeld report, the father brought an urgent application before the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) to force his estranged wife to place their children in his care until 23 July. The couple’s eldest child has a physical disability and the father told the court that he wanted to contribute to the specialised care the child needs, but the mother was refusing to allow the children to stay with him.
In court papers, the mother based her objection on the claim that the father ‘continues’ to smoke in the house in front of the children and that the oldest child has a wound that should not be exposed to tobacco smoke.
The father denied this.
Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela ordered the mother to place the children in their father’s care, but also barred the father from smoking in his house or in the presence of his children while they are visiting.
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