08/12/2025 Bertus Preller Accrual system, Clean Break Principle, Cohabitation, Costs, Direct financial contributions, Division of Estate, Divorce, Divorce Act 70 of 1979, EB v ER Constitutional Court, Equitable redistribution, Marriage, Marriage equality, matrimonial asset division, Out of community of property, Procedure, Punitive Cost Orders, Redistribution Claim, Rehabilitative maintenance, Section 7(2) maintenance, Section 7(3) Divorce Act, Section 7(4) contributions, Universal Partnership accrual system, antenuptial contract without accrual, Attorney and Client Costs, Beaumont v Beaumont, clean break principle, cohabitation before marriage, direct financial contributions, domestic partnership, EB v ER Constitutional Court, equitable redistribution, estate valuation disputes, family law redistribution, full court binding precedent, household duties, indirect contributions to estate, matrimonial asset division, Matrimonial Property Regime, out of community of property, Ponelat v Schrephfer, post-separation conduct, redistribution claims, rehabilitative maintenance, section 7(2) maintenance, section 7(3) Divorce Act, section 7(4) contributions, South African divorce law, spousal maintenance, trust asset disclosure, universal partnership Beyond Marriage: 30 Years, 40% Redistribution and the Universal Partnership Principle – E.L.M v L.M (9360/2022P) [2025] ZAKZPHC 127 (5 December 2025). Facts and Matrimonial Background: A 30-Year Relationship The parties in this matter were married out of community of property without the accrual system on 27 March 1999, following a six-year… READ MORE
13/09/2025 Bertus Preller Births Deaths Registration Act, Constitutional law, Gender discrimination, Gender equality, Marriage equality, Patriarchal laws, Surname changes, Unfair discrimination Births Deaths Registration Act, Civil Union Act, colonial law legacy, constitutional challenge, Constitutional Court, constitutional law, discrimination analysis, equality jurisprudence, equality rights, family identity choices, Family Law, gender discrimination, Gender Equality, gender-neutral legislation, human dignity, legislative reform, marital naming rights, marriage equality, men's rights, patriarchal laws, reading-in remedy, section 9 Constitution, South African Law, substantive equality, surname changes, suspended declaration invalidity, unfair discrimination, women's rights Constitutional Court Ends Gender-Based Surname Discrimination: Jordaan and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (CCT 296/24) [2025] ZACC 19 (11 September 2025) – Husbands Can Now Take Their Wives’ Surnames. The Factual Matrix: When Husbands Want to Take Their Wives' Surnames The facts giving rise to this landmark constitutional challenge present a stark illustration of how outdated legislation can collide… READ MORE