Family Law

Matrimony is a significant and transformative event in an individual’s life, symbolising love, commitment, and partnership. In many parts of the world, couples can choose the legal system that will govern their marriage. One such option is getting married under the community of property system, where the assets and liabilities of both spouses are combined. […]

Scenario: You are a young couple, engaged and planning the wedding of your dreams, but during the midst of your planning, one month before the big day, one of your family members asks you if you have catered for the protection of your family business should your marriage ever dissolve – how do you go

In the previous article we discussed obtaining a maintenance order for your minor children. In this article we will be discussing enforcement of that maintenance order made against a defaulting parent. Scenario: After fighting a battle in the maintenance court, you successfully obtained a maintenance order against your ex-spouse/partner. After one year of making consistent

Sadly one of the most contentious topics in family law is most assuredly the maintenance of the minor child. Scenario: You have recently endured a messy divorce wherein you and your ex spouse or partner could not agree to maintenance for your minor child/ren and reserved it to be decided separately in the maintenance court.

The Children’s Act makes a distinction between married and unmarried fathers when it comes to parental responsibilities and rights. In terms of the Act parental responsibilities and rights includes the following: The responsibility and right to care for the child To maintain contact with the child To act as guardian for the child To contribute