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News & insights regarding family law

Family law or matrimonial law incorporates family matters and domestic relationships such as marriage and civil unions, divorce and annulment, child custody and the best interests of the child, maintenance, child abuse and domestic violence.

Summaries and Explanations of the Children’s Act

How much maintenance? – Best interests of the child

Introduction To our Courts, a child’s best interests are the overriding concern in all matters affecting the child. This is the sentiment echoed by the Family Advocate in the directions issued on 8 May 2020. The parents of a minor child bear the duty to support jointly,…

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by Hamlet Heneke

Spousal maintenance – Duty to support spouse post divorce

When it comes to divorces, things tend to become acrimonious. This could be as a result of one spouse being subjected to verbal, mental, financial and emotional abuse or simply growing apart. Be that as it may, a common fear in respect of divorces is the possible loss…

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by Petrus Khumalo

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Family Law

News & insights regarding family law

How much maintenance? – Best interests of the child

Spousal maintenance – Duty to support spouse post divorce

Updated directions issued for access to justice under level 3

Deceased Estates – Removing an executor from office

COVID-19 and its potential effect on divorce proceedings and maintenance

Parents’ rights to care and contact their children during lockdown level 4

Parents’ rights to care and contact of their children during lockdown

Must divorcing parties attempt to mediate their dispute?

Lexis Practical Guidance

The complication of assisted suicide

Children born out of wedlock – The rights of the biological father

Know your rights when you are being harassed

Parental leave benefits finally introduced

Burial Societies unpacked

Unabridged birth certificates for foreign children scrapped

Avoid costly void, voidable and putative marriages

Paternity leave implementation date is imminent – Are you ready?

Grandparents and child maintenance – Is there a duty?

Cybercrimes Bill under the spotlight

Family Law

News & insights regarding family law

How much maintenance? – Best interests of the child

Spousal maintenance – Duty to support spouse post divorce

Updated directions issued for access to justice under level 3

Deceased Estates – Removing an executor from office

COVID-19 and its potential effect on divorce proceedings and maintenance

Parents’ rights to care and contact their children during lockdown level 4

COVID-19 directions on movement of children clarified

Parents’ rights to care and contact of their children during lockdown

Must divorcing parties attempt to mediate their dispute?

Lexis Practical Guidance

The complication of assisted suicide

Children born out of wedlock – The rights of the biological father

Know your rights when you are being harassed

Parental leave benefits finally introduced

Burial Societies unpacked

Unabridged birth certificates for foreign children scrapped

Avoid costly void, voidable and putative marriages

Paternity leave implementation date is imminent – Are you ready?

Grandparents and child maintenance – Is there a duty?

Cybercrimes Bill under the spotlight