Mar 11, 2025 | Family Divorce and Matrimonial Law
Divorce is often a turbulent and emotionally charged process. For couples in South Africa, navigating through the legal aspects of divorce can be particularly challenging, especially when disputes over finances and childcare arise. Rule 43 of the Uniform Rules of...
Mar 20, 2024 | Family Divorce and Matrimonial Law
The Hague Abduction Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction of 1 December 1983 (“Hague Abduction Convention”) is a multilateral treaty that makes provision for the expeditious return of a child. This is applicable to those children who were...
Mar 13, 2024 | Family Divorce and Matrimonial Law
Are you divorced or newly separated from your partner and wish to get a fresh start elsewhere? It might be complicated with a minor child in the equation, but here’s all you need to know regarding relocating with a minor child. What does the Children’s Act say?...
Aug 29, 2022 | Family Divorce and Matrimonial Law, Immigration Law
Whether a parent is married, separated or divorced, they have parental rights and responsibilities towards their child. Often, when a parent travels or relocates permanently, they want to take their child with them but need to ensure they are within the law when they...
Jun 9, 2022 | Family Divorce and Matrimonial Law
The Hague Convention of the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is an international treaty aimed at preventing the removal of a child from the jurisdiction in which he or she ordinarily resides by a parent or guardian who has removed the child without the...
