24/07/2022 Bertus Preller Alimony, Arrears, Children, Divorce, Interim Maintenance, Maintenance, Rule 43 Child Support News, Divorce, Divorce Lawyer Cape Town, Family Law, Lanmark case, maintenance, maintenance aduld child, maintenance laws, Supreme Court of Appeal Supreme Court of Appeal Rule that you can claim maintenance for your children older than 18 years. On the breakdown of a marriage or similar relationship it is mostly mothers who become the custodial parent and have to care for the children. This puts an further financial… READ MORE
25/06/2022 Bertus Preller Divorce, Financial Disclosure, International Divorce, Trusts Bertus Preller, Divorce, Divorce Attorney Cape Town, Divorce Attorney South Africa, Family Law, New Case on Trusts and Divorce, Trusts and divorce Hiding Assets in a Trust during Divorce P A F v S C F (788/2020) ZASCA 101 (22 June 2022). In a wealthy Durban businessman's divorce case, it was found that he had tried to hide R5.5… READ MORE
23/06/2022 Bertus Preller Arrears Arrear Maintenance Attaching Pension Funds Section 15 (1) of the current Maintenance Act, deals with the duty of parents to support their children, and the liability of persons to support children who are unable to… READ MORE
12/02/2022 Bertus Preller Children, Maintenance Bertus Preller, child maintenance, child support, Divorce, Divorce Attorney Cape Town, divorce order, Family Law, magistrates court, maintenance, maintenance appeal, maintenance court, maintenance writ, prescription Man ordered to pay R3 million in maintenance 29 years after divorce In the case of Simon Roy Arcus v Jill Henree Arcus (4/2021) ZASCA 9 the Supreme Court of Appeal dealt with the interpretation of s 11(a)(ii) of the Prescription Act 68… READ MORE
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29/01/2022 Bertus Preller Cohabitation, Universal Partnership cohabitation, cohabitation agreement, Family Law, living together, unmarried couples Be careful, living together may cost you half of your assets when you breakup. Some case law in South Africa has far reaching consequences for unmarried couples who live together. In one case the court concluded that an unmarried woman who devoted all her time, effort… READ MORE
29/01/2022 Bertus Preller Divorce, Financial Disclosure Divorce Attorney Cape Town, Divorce Attorney South Africa, financial disclosure Hiding Assets in a Divorce. In the Supreme Court of Appeal case of DEB v MGB 2014 ZASCA 137, the court expressed its displeasure of parties in divorce proceedings who does not properly disclose their… READ MORE
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