20/08/2024 Bertus Preller Accrual Calculation, Adversarial Legal System, Costs, Divorce, Hostile Family Lawyers, Maintenance, Procedure, Rule 43, Separation Applications, Subpoenas, Trusts accrual calculations, asset valuation, complex divorces, Divorce Decree, Family Law, Financial Disputes, High-net-worth divorce, interim relief, Judicial Discretion, legal precedent, matrimonial property, protracted proceedings, Rule 43 rights, separation order, South Africa, spousal maintenance, strike date, Trust assets, trust law, vexatious litigation Unshackling Dead Marriages: TD v LD and Others (32195/2017) [2024] ZAGPJHC 751 (12 August 2024) – Reshapes High-Net-Worth Divorces in South Africa. Background: A Protracted Divorce Battle The case of TD v LD and Others (32195/2017) ZAGPJHC 751 (12 August 2024) highlights the complexities and challenges of high-net-worth divorces in South Africa.… READ MORE
10/01/2024 Bertus Preller Divorce, Separation Applications Asset Division, court decision, divorce case study, divorce ruling, fair judgement, Family Law, financial disclosure in divorce, High Court ruling, Judge Thulare, Legal Analysis, legal precedent, Legal proceedings, legal strategy in divorce, matrimonial dispute, matrimonial law, matrimonial relief, Rule 33(4), Rule 43, separation application, South African Law, spousal maintenance, Uniform Rules of Court, urgent divorce application Judge Thulare’s Insightful Ruling on a Separation Application and Fairness in M.V v E.V (nee VS) [2023] ZAWCHC 330 – Divorce Case. – (14 December 2023). BACKGROUND Marriage and Family: The parties, M.V (applicant) and E.V (respondent), were married on 21 October 1995 under an antenuptial contract excluding the accrual system. They had two children, with… READ MORE