21/06/2025 Bertus Preller Division of Estate, Divorce, Financial Disclosure, Maintenance, Marriage, Muslim Marriages, Redistribution Claim, Same Sex Couples accrual system exclusion, antenuptial contract override, asset redistribution divorce, Constitutional Court divorce ruling 2023, constitutional family law, customary marriage divorce, divorce asset division reform, divorce court powers, divorce settlement negotiation, equitable asset distribution, family law modernization, financial vulnerability divorce, gender equality divorce, General Laws Family Matters Amendment Bill 2025, homemaker financial rights, marriage contract fairness, matrimonial property act amendment, Muslim marriage divorce rights, non-financial contributions marriage, out of community property, separate property marriage, South Africa divorce law, spousal maintenance alternatives, stay-at-home spouse rights, surviving spouse claims, vulnerable spouse protection, widowhood financial protection South Africa’s Divorce Revolution: How the 2023 Constitutional Court Ruling and General Laws (Family Matters) Amendment Bill 2025 Rewrote Asset Division Laws to Protect Vulnerable Spouses. Introduction South Africa is on the verge of a major transformation in divorce law that will fundamentally change how assets are divided when marriages end. Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has… READ MORE
29/11/2024 Bertus Preller Divorce, Procedure, Redistribution Claim amendment applications, amendment costs, amendment of pleadings, amendment rules, civil procedure, court amendments, Court Applications, court process, court rules, divorce amendments, divorce claims, divorce courts, Divorce Law, divorce litigation, divorce pleadings, divorce proceedings, High Court judgments, Judicial Discretion, legal amendments, legal developments, Legal Procedure, matrimonial property, pending divorces, pleadings procedure, procedural law, property claims, property redistribution, redistribution claims, Rule 55A Amending Divorce Pleadings: RVB v JVB (A92/2024) [2024] ZAFSHC Opens Door for Redistribution Claims. Background: Marriage and Divorce Proceedings In October 2009, a couple embarked on their marital journey with a clear legal framework in place. They entered into an antenuptial contract that explicitly… READ MORE