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    2 MOMS, 1 DAD AND A BITTER LEGAL BATTLE

    Feb 05, 2021 4 minutes
    BY JANA VAN DER MERWE
    ‘My [online] profile was clear: I wanted to be a co-parent’

    THE little girl clambers over her moms on the couch, an energetic blur in a cheerful yellow dress.

    She has no idea of the drama surrounding her existence – all that matters to her right now is that her parents are there to cater to her every need.

    Yet waiting in the wings is a man who wants to be part of her life too. And he’s prepared to fight with everything he has for what he believes is his legal right.

    The two women sitting on either side of Lisa* are up for the fight

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