Family law insights and commentary from the offices of divorce and family law attorney Simon Dippenaar.
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We all know someone in an abusive relationship, or someone who has been in one. Maybe you have a colleague who regularly comes to work with bloodshot eyes, and smudged mascara. You are fairly certain that she’s being abused by her husband from the way he treated her in front of everyone at Christmas party […]
25 November marks the start of the 16th annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women & Children. This is an international campaign that seeks to raise awareness of the plight of many women and children who suffer violence as a regular occurrence. Here in South Africa, the rape capital of the […]
You meet the love of your life. Charming, attractive, confident, attentive, like you in many ways… what more could you ask for? Maybe you even tie the knot. Then gradually you begin to notice a change in your partner’s behaviour towards you. You experience unwarranted criticism, outbursts of jealousy and anger or… perhaps hardest […]
Barely a day goes by without some new scandal making the rounds on social media. Usually it involves a celebrity and is generally an exaggerated account of a minor social gaffe. It is soon made to go away by the celeb’s PR team and life goes on. It’s just one of the risks of being […]
August is Women’s Month in South Africa. Although the celebrations centre around the 9th, Women’s Day, in fact the whole month is given over to a reminder and celebration of the role women play in advancing human rights and helping to create a fairer society. Women’s Day (and Month) celebrates the power that is unleashed […]
In South Africa gender inequality is a huge issue, despite a Constitution that guarantees the rights of all, regardless of race, gender, sexual preference, age or disability. Sadly, gender inequality often bleeds into gender-based violence and sexual abuse. Rape is distressingly common. Rape and violence against women are abhorrent and as a society we must […]
Where there’s a last will and testament there’s a way … to ensure your family’s future I’m young – why should I make a last will and testament? Last wills and testaments deal with the distribution of assets after death, so most people think of them as an end-of-life issue. Why would someone in the […]
Recently I went to a friend’s birthday party and got talking to some of the other guests. During the conversation, I mentioned that I specialise in divorce matters. One woman said that she is going through a particularly bitter divorce, and asked me if I had any good ‘take-home’ advice to offer. Without missing a […]
