28/05/2025 Bertus Preller Arrears, Children, Divorce, Interim Maintenance, Islamic Law, Maintenance, Muslim Marriages, Punitive Cost Orders, Rule 43 Acting Judge Van Zyl, attorney client costs, blameworthy conduct, child maintenance, child support enforcement, contempt of court, Contempt Proceedings, curator ad litem, family court orders, family law contempt, family law enforcement, maintenance arrears, maintenance contempt, maintenance default, maintenance defaulters, maintenance enforcement, maintenance obligations, maintenance variation applications, mala fides, periodical imprisonment, punitive costs orders, rental obligations, Rule 43 maintenance, Rule 43 orders, South African Family Law, Suspended Sentence, weekend imprisonment, Western Cape High Court, wilful non-compliance Contempt of Court for Maintenance Default: Weekend Imprisonment and Punitive Costs in S.L v A.C (2024/143281) [2025] ZAWCHC 212 (21 May 2025). Facts The parties were married on 27 April 2009 under Shariah law and have two minor children. Their civil marriage still subsisted, albeit described by Acting Judge Van Zyl as… READ MORE
14/11/2023 Bertus Preller Alienation, Children, Contempt of Court, Divorce, Parental Rights Child Custody, Compliance with Orders, contempt of court, Contempt Proceedings, Court Jurisdiction, Court Orders, Courtroom Insights, Deed of Settlement, Divorce Decree, Family Advocate, Family Law, Family Legal Issues, judicial authority, Jurisdiction Issues, Legal Analysis, Legal Standards, Parental Rights, Parenting Disputes, Recent Case, South African Law Demystifying Contempt of Court in Family Law: Lessons from a Recent Case. P L v R L (2022/016375) ZAGPJHC 1331 (10 November 2023) Introduction to the Case In a recent application, the court examined an opposed application divided into three parts, with… READ MORE