Antenuptial Contracts: Clauses To Avoid
Most couples do a bit of homework before making the decision to conclude an antenuptial contract. In fact, I, as a rule of thumb, ask whether they have during a consultation. The above exercise has indicated that couples often find themselves lost in potential clauses...
Are the future of Antenuptial Contracts in the Balance?
On the 11th of May 2022, the High Court of Pretoria declared Section 7(3)(a) of the Divorce Act, 70 of 1979, inconsistent with the Constitution. Section 7(3)(a) of the Divorce Act reads: (3) A court granting a decree of divorce in respect of a marriage out of...
The Role of Parenting Coordinators versus the Powers of the High Court
Parenting coordination uses a child-centred approach in which a mental health professional or a legal professional both trained in mediation and having experience therein assists high-conflict co-parents in creating parenting plans. This ensures compliance with court...
Beware of the Long Time Child Maintenance Debts take to Prescribe!
Child maintenance is a critical solution in law, it allows for the most basic care for the most helpless in society, our children. Recently, our courts have been called upon to decide how important a debt created by a child maintenance order is, after it hasn’t been...
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