Dear Listers Is anyone able to recommend a good lawyer based in Gauteng (preferably in Johannesburg or Pretoria), who could undertake a case for a Pensioner living in Cape Town, who has,with my help, located some of the details about her biological father who was adopted in 1928, and the full details of the case are lodged in the relevant file in the Registrar of Adoptions Office in Pretoria? Despite all our efforts over an extended period, they refuse to allow her to see this file or to access it in any way, which is illegal as far as I am concerned, and infringes her Human Rights anyway. They merely confirm that they have his file, but will not allow her to proceed any further. The result of this is that the only way we see now of proceeding any further is to legally compel them to reverse their refusal to release this information to her. She is not a young person and is very anxious to find out about her father, particularly as she is not in the best of health. Please reply to me via my direct e-mail address below, if you are able to help in any way. With thanks. Graham Lloyd, Cape Town. Graham & Jennifer Lloyd [Genealogical & Historical Research] 2 Constantia Court River's End Road Plumstead 7800 Cape Town South Africa Tel: +0027 (0)21 7974875 Mobile: 0824037343 email: lacey@yebo.co.za www.southafricanfamily.com I'm not stuck, I'm Ancestrally challenged Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass It's about learning to dance in the rain