25/09/2025 Bertus Preller Amendment of Pleadings, Constitutional law, Divorce, Divorce summons South Africa, Marriage, Procedural Law, Procedure, Punitive Cost Orders, Rule 28 amendments, Section 7 Matrimonial Properties Act, Section 7(3) Divorce Act 1984 cut-off date, amendment applications, Antenuptial Contracts, case management, constitutional challenge, Constitutional Court, constitutional development, costs orders, divorce proceedings, EB v ER judgment, equitable relief, Family Law, Judicial Discretion, M.S v E.S, matrimonial contributions, matrimonial property law, Mpumalanga High Court, Msibi AJ, out of community of property, pleadings amendment, procedural amendments, procedural compliance bertus preller, redistribution orders, Rule 28 amendments, RVB v JVB, section 7(3) Divorce Act, South African divorce law Amendment Revolution: How M.S v E.S (3091/2021) [2025] ZAMPMBHC 96 (23 September 2025) Transforms Redistribution Claims Post-EB. Factual Matrix and Procedural History: From Closed Pleadings to Constitutional Development The parties in this matter were married out of community of property, excluding the accrual system, pursuant to a… 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