Father who has not paid maintenance for more than 28 years faces bill in arrears of R2m
Reprinted from iol.com, by Zelda Venter – 2023-05-15
Pretoria – Defaulting on maintenance will have a costly effect on a father who has not paid any maintenance in the more than 28 years since the divorce for the former couple’s only child.
He now faces a bill in arrears of more than R2 million.
To make matters worse, the man entered into a settlement agreement during the divorce in 1995, when the couple’s only child was 34 months old. The settlement was, at the time, made an order of the court and now came to haunt the father.
The parties were married out of community of property. When they divorced in September 1995, the divorce settlement agreement concluded by the parties made provision for payment of maintenance and other related monetary payments to be made by the man to his former wife.
Always seek the advice of an excellent divorce lawyer for any maintenance arrears
SD Law is a firm of experienced divorce attorneys based in Cape Town, with offices in Johannesburg and Durban. What does a family lawyer do? Family lawyers deal with much more than just divorce and custody. If you have concerns over your maintenance agreement or problems with a maintenance order in arrears, call family lawyer Simon Dippenaar on 086 099 5146 or email sdippenaar@sdlaw.co.za for a confidential discussion.
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