| J v Director General, Department of Home Affairs | |
| Court: | Constitutional Court of South Africa |
| Full Name: | J and B v Director-General, Department of Home Affairs and Others |
| Date Decided: | 28 March 2003 |
| Citations: | ZACC . 2003 . 3 . 2003 (5) BCLR 463, 2003 (5) SA 621 (CC). |
| Judges: | Chaskalson CJ, Langa DCJ, Ackermann, Goldstone, Madala, Mokgoro, Moseneke, O'Regan & Yacoob JJ |
| Number Of Judges: | 9 |
| Decision By: | Justice Goldstone |
| Appealed From: | Durban and Coast Local Division |
| Italic Title: | force |
J and B v Director-General, Department of Home Affairs and Others is a 2003 decision of the Constitutional Court of South Africa which dealt with the situation of children born via artificial insemination to a lesbian couple in a permanent life-partnership. The court ruled that the partner who was not the biological parent was to be regarded as a natural parent and guardian and that the children were legitimate in law, and ordered the Department of Home Affairs to register both partners as parents on the children's birth certificates.[1] [2]