Jul 31, 2018 | Family Divorce and Matrimonial Law
The home that a couple lives in during their marriage is called the matrimonial or family home. Sometimes, when couples separate or are getting divorced, one party wants the other spouse to move out. May one spouse evict another from the home? The short answer is no....
Jun 13, 2017 | Family Divorce and Matrimonial Law, Trusts and Estates
The Civil Union Act 17 of 2006 (CUA) legalised and regulated same-sex marriages. But what happens in a same-sex permanent partnership where a partner dies intestate, meaning without a will? Can the surviving partner inherit the estate? On 30 November 2016, the...
Mar 15, 2017 | Family Divorce and Matrimonial Law
Couples entering a marriage by way of Muslim rites first, can utilise the Imams as Marriage Officers (IMO) route thereafter in order to gain civil recognition as well. This broadens a Muslim couple’s umbrella of legal protection if any dispute arises in respect of...
