This bill amends the Child Care Act, 1983, so as to simplify the procedure for the granting of legal representation for children in children's court proceedings as well as to:
Provide for the rights of certain natural fathers where the adoption of their children born out of wedlock has been proposed and for certain notice to be given.
Amend the Natural Fathers of Children Born out of Wedlock Act, 1997, so as to consolidate the law on adoption under the Child Care Act, 1983.