13/01/2023 Bertus Preller Common Law Marriage in South Africa, Common Law Wife, Interim Maintenance, Life Partnerships, Living Together, Maintenance, Rule 43 cohabitation, cohabitation agreement, common law marriage in South Africa, common law wife, Divorce, ex lege duty of support between life-partners, life partnerships, life-partnership, living together Landmark Application, Interim Maintenance in a Life Partnership. In earlier articles I made mention of an application that will be argued in the High Court Cape Town on 20 January 2023 before 3 Judges. The Women’s Legal Centre… READ MORE
09/01/2023 Bertus Preller Common Law Marriage in South Africa, Common Law Wife, Life Partnerships, Living Together, Universal Partnership Civil Partnership, cohabitation, cohabitation agreement, common law marriage in South Africa, Divorce, Divorce Attorney Cape Town, Family Law cases, Family Law News, family law news South Africa, universal partnership Judge finds a Universal Partnership in a Cohabitation Relationship Introduction In the recent case of LM v RK ZAWCHC 1; 1 All SA 738, Nziweni AJ found that a universal partnership existed in a cohabitation relationship. Living together does… READ MORE
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