Securing a fair settlement

Innovative financial strategies in divorce  Divorce is a complex and emotional process, especially when it comes to dividing finances and assets. A settlement perceived as fair by both parties lets them move forward with financial stability and without smouldering resentment. But asset division is rarely a smooth process, even in marriages in community of property […]

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Hidden assets in family trusts

Beware of the misuse of trusts in a divorce case Divorce is never pleasant. Where there is a lot at stake financially, and particularly if the divorce is acrimonious, some spouses will attempt to keep certain assets out of the joint estate to avoid equitable distribution of assets and retain more than their fair share. […]

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Divorce settlement

Joint estate

Wife receives R2.2 million from husband’s property acquired before marriage Reprinted from iol.com, by Sinenhlanhla Masilela – 2024-07-25 A Limpopo woman successfully persuaded the high court that she had the right to claim a share from a property given to her husband before their marriage. The couple, who were married in community of property, argued their divorce […]

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Why Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s Divorce Has ‘Dragged on’ for 8 Years: ‘Neither Will Let It Go’

Reprinted from People.com, by Benjamin VanHoose – 2022-07-22 Things “turned nasty” and neither will let the “bitterness” go, says one source As Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt get closer to settling their almost decade-long divorce dispute, the saga has taken its toll on the former couple. A source tells PEOPLE that prior to Jolie filing for divorce from Pitt in […]

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Court orders man with luxurious lifestyle to pay over R100,000 spousal maintenance

High court orders husband

A Johannesburg businessman has been ordered to pay his estranged wife over R100,000 in spousal maintenance until their divorce is finalised. Reprinted from iol.co.za, by Brenda Masilela – 2023-10-23 The ruling was made by the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg after the wife filed a Rule 43 application in which she sought interim maintenance for […]

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