12/10/2024 Bertus Preller Costs, Divorce, Procedural Law, Separation Applications asset dissipation, Asset Division, attorney-client scale, business interests, community of property, costs order, court ruling, Divorce, evidentiary rules, Gauteng High Court, hearsay evidence, inadmissible evidence, joint estate, Legal Requirements, matrimonial dispute, Matrimonial Property Act, prejudice, prima facie case, Section 20, South Africa, Urgent Application, urgent relief, ZAGPPHC Divorce Drama Derailed: BTTM v NKM (054684 2024) [2024] ZAGPPHC 992 Exposes Pitfalls of Hasty Matrimonial Asset Division – (1 October 2024). Background: A Marriage in Community of Property Heads for Divorce In the bustling corridors of the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria, a matrimonial dispute unfolded that would… READ MORE
22/01/2024 Bertus Preller Alimony, Divorce, Financial Disclosure, Maintenance, Rule 43 business interests, complete disclosure, complex finances, concealed assets, cost contribution, divorce proceedings, divorce scenario, equitable contributions, fair cost-sharing, financial disclosure, Financial Disputes, financial independence, financial non-disclosure, financial positions, financial stability, financial support, gender disparities, gender realities, Legal Costs, Legal precedents, Legal Representation, litigation expenses, litigation strategies, Marumoagae AJ judgment, Material change in circumstances, matrimonial litigation, Rule 43(6), South African Family Law, wealthier spouse Rule 43(6), Cost Contribution, and the Perils of Financial Non-Disclosure in South African Matrimonial Litigation. – G, Z v G, J.G.C (77979/2018) [2024] ZAGPPHC 7 (12 January 2024). Introduction In this intricate and legally significant judgment Marumoagae AJ presided over a Rule 43(6) application that illuminated key aspects of South African family law, particularly in the context of… READ MORE