How to keep a late divorce from ruining your life There is a notable difference between divorce in the early years of a marriage and later in life. In the former, spouses tend to grieve the future they had planned together. Aspirations they may have had for buying a bigger house, raising their children together, […]
Protecting children’s best interests As family lawyers, we talk repeatedly about “the best interests of the child”. This is the principle that informs and underpins the Children’s Act and should be the first priority in any divorce where children as involved. It’s reasonable to expect parents to put the best interests of their children before […]
Understanding Rule 33(4) of South Africa’s Uniform Rules of Court If you’ve ever been involved in a court case, you will know how complex the legal system can be. Often multiple issues are involved in a single court case. For example, in divorce proceedings, the decree absolute must be granted, legally dissolving the marriage. But […]
Reprinted from iol.co.za, by Sinenhlanhla Masilela – 2024-10-17 A Cape Town businessman who has been defaulting on maintenance for his three children has been ordered to pay the money or face 30 days in prison. The order was made by the Western Cape High court after he failed to follow a previous order compelling him to pay […]
Reprinted from iol.co.za, by Zelda Venter – 2024-10-16 The sale of a luxury home valued at nearly R7-million has been put on hold after a woman urgently turned to court as she claimed that her husband, from whom she is divorcing, is trying to sell the house in a clandestine manner behind her back. The […]
And how to call it quits – relationship advice from a divorce lawyer You wouldn’t expect a divorce lawyer to give relationship advice. After all, it’s in our (professional) interests for marriages to fail. But the truth is…we don’t want couples to divorce. Nothing makes us happier than when a client withdraws from divorce proceedings […]
We’ve written about child maintenance and about pensions in the context of divorce, but not as one topic. Generally, a pension fund is not a target for maintenance arrears, but this article from Legal Wise explains that in some circumstances a court may grant a warrant of execution for arrear maintenance to be paid from […]
We’ve been following the Women’s Legal Centre Trust v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others (2022) case since the beginning, and have written extensively on the Divorce Amendment Bill, which will grant women in Muslim marriages the same rights on divorce as their compatriots in conventional unions. Although the Bill was signed […]
