20/07/2025 Bertus Preller Caveat Subscriptor, Contractual repudiation, Divorce, Pacta sunt servanda, Procedural Law, Recission of Divorce Orders, Settlement agreement finality, Settlement agreements, Validity Divorce Settlement Agreement Auckland Park case, caveat subscriptor, child maintenance, contractual interpretation, contractual repudiation, Divorce Act 70 of 1979, Divorce Decree, divorce litigation, divorce proceedings, divorce settlement agreement, family law practice, George v Fairmead, High Court Gauteng, Legal Representation, maintenance agreements, matrimonial property, Natal Joint Municipal Pension Fund, Pacta Sunt Servanda, Parental Rights, post-signature regret, property forfeiture, settlement agreement validity, settlement negotiations, South African Family Law, spousal maintenance, undue influence, Van der Schyff J, vitiating factors, witness attestation Caveat Subscriptor Strikes Again: When Post-Signature Regret Meets Divorce Reality in O.M.L v S.S.L (10528/2022) [2025] ZAGPPHC 712 (16 July 2025). The Factual Matrix: When Signatures Tell a Different Story The factual backdrop of this matter presents a curious tale of matrimonial dissolution that would make any family law practitioner pause.… READ MORE
12/11/2024 Bertus Preller Antenuptial Contracts, Antenuptial Contracts, Costs, Divorce, Marital Regimes, Procedural Law, Procedure Antenuptial Contract, attorney misconduct, caveat subscriptor, civil procedure, court costs, divorce proceedings, elderly marriage, explanatory affidavits, factual disputes, legal documents, legal presumptions, legal signatures, legal trust, marriage law, matrimonial disputes, matrimonial property, motion application, motion proceedings, notary, oral evidence, personal relationships, Plascon-Evans rule, professional conduct, property regime, Rule 6(5)(g), signing documents, South African Law, wedding gift, wedding MC, Western Cape High Court From Wedding MC to Legal Emergency: How a Rushed Signature Led to a Marriage Property Crisis – B C B v L L B and Others (15788/2024) [2024] ZAWCHC 206 (11 November 2024). The Marriage and the Disputed Antenuptial Contract - A 90-Year-Old Groom and His 60-Year-Old Bride In a remarkable case that recently came before the Western Cape High Court, a marriage… READ MORE