by Petrus Khumalo | Oct 15, 2020 | Contract Drafting, Family Law, Publications
To some, the idea of entering a marriage is an exciting time of their lives and one of the most important decisions in life. And while most people dream of a seamless marriage, there are other couples who choose to enter into an express or tacit agreement to live...
by Hamlet Heneke | Oct 8, 2020 | Family Law, Publications
The South African Maintenance Courts tend to be flooded with applications for maintenance orders against parents who deliberately avoid paying maintenance for their minor children. However, have you ever wondered what happens when a parent of a minor child genuinely...
by Guest Author | Oct 7, 2020 | Family Law, Publications
South Africa is a country ridden with social ills, where the vulnerable often need specific protection. An example of such vulnerable groups are children, and our law has specifically made provisions to protect them with the Children’s Act. Society often disregards...
by Petrus Khumalo | Aug 20, 2020 | Family Law, Publications
Introduction Often times, the less financially secure spouse will not be in a financial position to institute or defend a Divorce action, with fear of bearing the highest-burden of divorce. Divorce is not an easy process and the ending of any marriage is difficult. It...
by Petrus Khumalo | Jul 20, 2020 | Family Law, Publications
When it comes to divorces, things tend to become acrimonious. This could be as a result of one spouse being subjected to verbal, mental, financial and emotional abuse or simply growing apart. Be that as it may, a common fear in respect of divorces is the possible loss...
by Hamlet Heneke | Jul 16, 2020 | Family Law, Publications
Maintenance in respect of a minor child may be claimed at any given time, whether it be through divorce proceedings or through the maintenance court once biology has been established or any other form in terms of the law. With spousal maintenance, it is...
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