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Thinking of splitting up? Ask your lawyer about Rule 41 first Reprinted from News24, by Elizabeth Mamacos – 2021-08-12 Rule 41 was passed by the High Court to encourage mediation and not the immediate course of litigation, which adds pressure onto an already strained court system. Mediation is a round table discussion that can take […]
Quick answer: which court handles a family-law matter? South Africa does not route every family-law dispute through one single court. The correct forum depends on the issue. Divorce is generally dealt with in a Regional Court or High Court; maintenance matters go through a Maintenance Court; child-care and protection matters may go to a Children’s […]
Defaulting on maintenance payments can have very serious consequences, as this article from the Pretoria News explains. Reprinted from iol.com, by Zelda Venter – 2021-07-23 Pretoria – The high court in Pretoria has ordered the provisional sequestration of a man who owes more than half a million in maintenance arrears to his former wife. The […]
How to win custody of your child after divorce If you are going through a divorce and there are children of your marriage, foremost in your mind might be, “how do I win custody of my child?”. A Google search of “how to win a custody battle” yields nearly 15 million results, and the search […]
The impact of divorce on finances can be considerable. It prevents some people from considering divorce. Good financial planning is essential, as this article from Moneyweb explains. Reprinted from Moneyweb – by Michael Haldane of Global and Local Investment Advisors – 2021-07-16 Getting divorced is messy enough before you start dividing assets. In this article […]
What changes are in the newly published Domestic Violence Bill? In our practice, we see at first hand the extent of the gender-based violence epidemic in our country. It is a factor in divorce, and we are often involved in securing protection orders for women threatened by a potentially or actually violent partner. So we […]
Reprinted from Business Insider, by Kate Duffy – 2021-07-14 Bill Gates spoke about his divorce from Melinda French Gates at Allen & Co.’s billionaire-packed Sun Valley conference last week, sources told The New York Post on Monday. In an “off-the-record” Q&A session, CNBC host Becky Quick asked the Microsoft founder about his divorce from French Gates, which the couple announced […]
This article is from the UK, and the laws in each country are slightly different, but we have reprinted it here because the issue is universal. Taking a minor child overseas for relocation without the consent of the other parent is child abduction, and laws exist to prevent it or recover the child. For more […]
