Reprinted from The Sowetan Live, by Tina Hokwana – 2024-04-03 Deceased’s older kids did not recognise the couple’s marriage A widow, who married her husband in customary law, has successfully convinced the court to interdict the children of the deceased from selling her marital home. The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria recently ruled that […]
Reprinted from Citizen.co.za The Constitutional Court has refused an Mpumalanga woman leave to appeal a 2019 judgment in terms of which a postnuptial agreement she and her now ex-husband entered into some 20 years after getting married, was deemed unenforceable. The two were married out of community of property in 1993. In 2014, however, they […]
Reprinted from Business Tech, by Luke Fraser – 2024-02-28 The Divorce Amendment Bill has been passed by the National Council of Provinces and now only needs President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signature to become law. The Bill amends the Divorce Act, which the Constitutional Court in the Women’s Legal Centre Trust v President of the Republic of South Africa and […]
Pets and divorce – what does the law say? We’ve all heard of child custody battles, but pet custody? In the maelstrom of divorce proceedings, the living arrangements of the cat or dog can seem like a trivial concern. Working out complex financial settlements and resolving the highly emotional subject of child custody can often […]
Divorce proceedings are often initiated in the new year Is your new year’s resolution to get divorced? If so, you’re not alone. Divorce lawyers often refer to the first Monday in January (8th January this year) as “Divorce Day” and January as “Divorce Month”. This doesn’t mean more divorce decrees are issued in January, but […]
Reprinted from Bona.co.za, by Sergio Miller – 2024-01-08 “I promise to love you for better or worse until death do us part”- these are the promises that millions of couples make to their partners on their wedding day every year. While the day is often identified as the greatest memory for many couples, the sad […]
Pretoria – Three brides, two of whom the first wife did not approve of, came back to bite a husband as his first wife obtained an order that he may not receive half of her pension benefits upon their divorce. Reprinted from iol.co.za, by Zelda Venter – 2023-10-24 The husband, who, ultimately, had four wives, […]
Safeguarding wealth or sneaky business? The hidden truth behind trust assets in divorce Divorce does not always bring out the best in people – even people who are normally decent and fair. It can cause some people to become quite cagey about their assets, particularly if they feel their spouse is likely to claim a […]
