Enforcement of Maintenance Orders
Introduction So, the court has ordered that a parent must pay child support, but the Respondent is still refusing and/or failing to do so. Raising children is expensive, and you desperately need the maintenance money to support your child/ren. What can youdo...
Life Partnership and Inheritance – Know your Rights!
For many years it has become common practice for many heterosexual South African couples to live together for a significant period of time as married couples would without actually getting married legally. This type of relationship is known as a life partnership, and...
“Guardians of the Galaxy”
Guardianship of children is vital to the children’s and the parents’ lives. A parent or a person who wishes to apply for the sole guardianship of a child must understand what is expected of a guardian. Legislation In terms of section 18(2)(b) section...
Spousal Donation of Gifts, Divorce and Gross Ingratitude
The concept of gross ingratitude derives from Roman Dutch Law and it holds that where a donee of a gift acts with gross ingratitude towards the donor, the donor in question may revoke the donation. The principle was developed Mulligan v Mulligan 1925 W.L.D 178 at 180...
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