Nov 12, 2020 | Family Divorce and Matrimonial Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
At the seat of every Magistrate’s Court lies a Maintenance Court which is presided over by a Maintenance Officer. When a person who is legally liable for maintenance towards a minor child has not been meeting his or her obligations, an application can be brought for...
Apr 9, 2020 | Family Divorce and Matrimonial Law
As the country is in national lockdown, parents who have been declared co-guardians and co-holders of parental rights and responsibilities have been left to wonder how they can exercise their care and contact rights. Initially when the lockdown started, on Thursday 26...
Jun 6, 2019 | Family Divorce and Matrimonial Law
In the last few decades we have seen rising divorce rates and an increase in children growing up in two separate households, leaving parents bewildered and uncertain. Care and contact under the Children’s Act In terms of the amended Children’s Act 38 of 2005 (the Act)...
