27/07/2025 Bertus Preller Children, Inter-provincial custody, Parental Rights, Procedural Law, Relocation, Section 16(3) Superior Courts Act, Unilateral relocation appellate jurisdiction family law, best interests of child, care and contact arrangements, child custody disputes, child relocation law, co-parenting disputes, constitutional law children, curator ad litem, custody appeals, educational stability custody, expert evidence family law, Family Advocate, family law appeals, family law South Africa, high conflict parents, inter-provincial custody, interim custody orders, interim orders appealability, matrimonial proceedings, parental responsibilities and rights, parenting coordinators, play therapy children, section 16(3) Superior Courts Act, Section 28 Constitution, shared residence arrangements, therapeutic intervention custody, unilateral relocation, Western Cape High Court Unilateral Relocation and Shared Custody: Lessons from M.D.P v W.T.P and Another (Appeal) (A139/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 300 (17 July 2025). Factual Matrix: Unilateral Relocation and the Breakdown of Co-Parenting The dispute in this matter arose from a sequence of events that illustrates the profound consequences of unilateral decision-making in family… READ MORE