27/10/2026 Bertus Preller Accrual system, Appeal, Deed of settlement, Divorce, Divorce settlement agreement, Divorce settlement agreement, Maintenance, Rule 43, Rule 43 orders, Settlement agreements accrual claim, accrual system, declaratory order, Deed of Settlement, Dispute of Fact, divorce order incorporating settlement, divorce settlement agreement, Endumeni interpretation, foreseeable dispute of fact, Free State High Court, Full Bench appeal, interpretation of settlement agreement, KIV v CJV, lifelong maintenance, Loubser J, maintenance termination date, motion proceedings, party and party costs, pendente lite maintenance, Plascon-Evans rule, post-divorce maintenance, referral to oral evidence, rehabilitative maintenance, Rule 43 Order, scale B counsel fees, spousal maintenance, Wightman v Headfour, without prejudice letters, ZAFSHC 465 When Pendente Lite Means Exactly That: The Full Bench Ends a Post-Divorce Maintenance Dispute in KIV v CJV (A151/2025) [2026] ZAFSHC 465 (15 October 2026). This case concerns a divorced husband who asked the Free State High Court to declare that his duty to pay his former wife R25 000 per month in spousal maintenance… READ MORE
13/09/2026 Bertus Preller Appeal, Appealability, Civil procedure., Condemnation application, Default judgment., Divorce, Divorce settlement agreement, Leave to appeal Superior Courts Act, Nullity of divorce order, Procedure, Recission, Separation of issues, Settlement agreements accrual claims, appealability, B v B, B v B 2026 ZASCA 115, civil procedure, condonation application, default judgment, Divorce Decree, divorce settlement agreement, final court order, functus officio, jurisdiction, lapsed appeal, matrimonial litigation, Matrimonial Property Act, nullity of court order, procedural fairness, prospects of success, reinstatement of appeal, rescission of judgment, Rule 33(4), Rule 42(1)(a), separation of issues, settlement agreement, South African divorce law, special leave to appeal, Superior Courts Act, Supreme Court of Appeal, Zweni test Crossing the Rule 33(4) Line: When a Divorce Order Becomes a Nullity in B[…] v B[…] (562/2025) [2026] ZASCA 115 (7 September 2026). The Facts and Procedural History: From Settlement Agreement to a Lapsed Appeal The litigation in B v B (562/2025) ZASCA 115 (7 September 2026) arose from a divorce that became… READ MORE