Principles that apply to a marriage out of community of property with accrual
1) Both spouses have separate estates when they get married and don’t share...
Since the introduction of the Matrimonial Property Act of 1984 (the Act), spouses married in community of property share the same rights regarding the disposal...
Planning for the future is the best gift you can give your family
We are all going to die one day. Although most of us avoid thinking about it, planning now for the scary, but inevitable event of your death will make things much easier for your family.
Making sure you have…
Divorce proceedings are seldom without drama: personal attacks by the parties, accusations of infidelity, hidden assets, even kidnapping of children. Tragically, it is often the children who suffer most as their parents lose sight of reason.
It takes a lawyer …
With an increase in couples getting divorced over the national lockdown period, knowing your rights and the processes involved is of the utmost importance. However,...
Introduction
Planning a wedding and fantasising about your future with your significant other is a combination of stress, nerves and excitement. Yet couples often forget that...
We often have South Africans and foreign nationals coming to our office to sign cohabitation agreements, in order to meet South African visa requirements. This...
Setting the record straight
We debunk the notion that a couple living together for many years creates automatic legal rights and duties between them.
There is a...