Property division in divorce

WHO GETS THE HOLIDAY HOME IN DIVORCE

Who gets the holiday home? Stories about celebrity couples going through divorce always make the news. Most of us have little sympathy with squabbles over multiple properties and outrageous claims for maintenance. It’s hard to feel compassion for the trials and tribulations of the wealthy when so many South Africans are struggling to make ends […]

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Dealing with hidden assets in divorce

The role of the forensic accountant “Whoever controls the data controls the narrative,” said an anonymous divorcée from Virginia in the US. She hired a forensic accountant when her marriage ended and she suspected her husband, a business owner, of being less than transparent about the value of that business. As she had not worked […]

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Forfeiture of patrimonial benefits

When equal distribution of assets is simply not fair Matrimonial regimes only become relevant when a marriage is dissolved. Marriage out of community of property is a theoretical and legal concept when two people are happily married and sharing their lives. However, if the marriage breaks down and divorce looms, the couple married out of […]

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Divorce in later life

Later-life divorce

How to keep a late divorce from ruining your life There is a notable difference between divorce in the early years of a marriage and later in life. In the former, spouses tend to grieve the future they had planned together. Aspirations they may have had for buying a bigger house, raising their children together, […]

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Revolutionising child care post divorce

New strategies for modern families The concept of “family” is changing. It no longer automatically implies a heterosexual couple and 2.4 children. Same-sex couples adopt or have their own children, either through donor insemination or surrogacy. As more marriages end in divorce, we see more blended families as individuals find new life partners, with or […]

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