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Constitutional Court of South Africa
Case CCT 40/01
| Suzanne du Toit | First Applicant |
| Anna-Marié de Vos | Second Applicant |
| versus | |
| the Minister for Welfare and Population Development | First Respondent |
| the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development | Second Respondent |
| the Commissioner of Child Welfare, Pretoria | Third Respondent |
| the Lesbian and Gay Equality Project | Amicus Curiae |
| Advocate P Stais | Curator ad Litem |
| Heard on | : | 9 May 2002 |
| Decided on | : | 10 September 2002 |
Judgment
Skweyiya AJ:
Introduction
[1]The applicants, partners in a longstanding lesbian relationship, wanted to adopt two
