May 30, 2023

SIGNING AN ANTENUPTIAL CONTRACT BEFORE GETTING MARRIED DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE ANTICIPATING DIVORCE

Discussing an antenuptial contract might not be the easiest of conversations to have with a prospective spouse. However, it is important to be aware of the […]
October 12, 2021

High court reverses the discriminatory Black Marriage law

In the Edelstein judgment, which was handed down in 1952, the Appellate Division (as it then was) held that there is a rebuttable presumption that all […]
May 5, 2021

Understanding maintenance responsibilities

The court may grant an order that one party should pay the other party spousal maintenance during and after divorce proceedings. Whether a spouse is entitled […]
June 4, 2020

The full accrual of an estate during a divorce

In the case of CM v EM it was held in the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa (“SCA”), case number 10861/2018, that: “The value […]
January 30, 2018

GETTING MARRIED – YOUR NETT VALUE CAN BE KEPT PRIVATE

Angela Baker and Stanton du Doit are both wealthy individuals but they enjoy maintaining an ordinary lifestyle. They consulted with a MHI notary who explained that […]
August 30, 2017

AM I STILL LIABLE FOR MY SPOUSE’S DEBT AFTER DIVORCE?

A husband and wife buy a house together. Their marriage takes a tumble, along with their ­finances, and they have to sell their home and are […]
June 30, 2015

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY ADVOCATE

The Family Advocate has many duties but in the context of Divorce Law, they are mostly consulted for making sure that all Parenting Plans and divorce […]
June 30, 2015

WAT IS DIE ROL VAN DIE GESINSADVOKAAT

Die Gesinsadvokaat het baie pligte, maar in die konteks van Egskeidingsreg word hul meestal geraadpleeg om te verseker dat alle Ouerskap-planne en Skikkingsaktes in ʼn egskeiding […]
April 29, 2015

VINNIGE EGSKEIDINGS IN KAAPSTAD

Egskeidings kan baie hartverskeurend, duur en tydrowend wees wanneer partye nie op ‘n skikking kan ooreenkom nie. Tog is alle hoop nie verlore nie. Baie jong […]
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