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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…

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Divorce – What every woman should know

Making the choice to divorce is a difficult one, and the risk are it’s followed by an even more traumatic lead-up to the divorce, it is like a roller-coaster on…

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