Maintenance Act, 1998
R 385
care-giver
means any person other than a parent or guardian, who factually cares for a child and includes-
a) | a foster parent; |
b) | a person who cares for a child with the implied or express consent of a parent or guardian of the child; |
c) | a person who cares for a child whilst the child is in temporary safe care; |
d) | the person at the head of a child and youth care centre where a child has been placed; |
e) | the person at the head of a shelter; |
f) | a child and youth care worker who cares for a child who is without appropriate family care in the community; and |
g) | the child at the head of a child-headed household; |