Domicile Act, 1992 (Act No. 3 of 1992)

2. Domicile of person who cannot acquire domicile of choice

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(1)A person not capable of acquiring a domicile of choice as contemplated in section 1 shall be domiciled at the place with which he is most closely connected.

 

(2)If, in the normal course of events, a child has his home with his parents or with one of them, it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is shown, that the parental home concerned is the child's domicile.

 

(3)In this section—

 

"child"

means any person under the age of 18 years, excluding such a person who by law has the status of a major;

 

"parents"

includes the adoptive parents of a child and the parents of a child who are not married to each other.