19/08/2024 Bertus Preller Costs, Divorce, Domicile, International Divorce adverse inferences, affidavits, attachment orders, Burden of Proof, costs, credibility, domicile, ex parte orders, full disclosure, incola, international litigation, jurisdiction, Legal Fees, motion proceedings, peregrinus, Plascon-Evans rule, reconsideration applications, residence, South African Law, Uniform Rules of Court Domicile Dilemma: Unraveling Jurisdictional Complexities in J.M v N.C (2023/00100) [2024] ZAGPJHC 762 (16 August 2024). Background: The Legal Dispute Between J.M and N.C The case of J.M v N.C (2023/00100) ZAGPJHC 762 (16 August 2024) originated from a dispute over legal fees between J. Mahomed,… READ MORE
28/08/2023 Bertus Preller Abuse, Alienation, Children, Parental Rights, Relocation Applicant, Bertus Preller, Child Custody, contempt of court, costs, court order, Divorce, Divorce Attorney Cape Town, Divorce News, divorce proceedings, Family Advocate, Family Law, Imprisonment, Interim Protection Order, legal battle, Mala Fide, Malice, minor child, non-compliance, Parental Rights, relocation, Respondent, Warrant Issued When Parental Rights Clashed with Court Orders: The Urgent Contempt of Court Case of Ruan. P.J.B v E.B (5955/2023) ZALMPPHC 56 (24 July 2023) Introduction In a follow-up to a previous urgent court order concerning joint parental rights, the applicant, known as Ruan, had launched… READ MORE
02/01/2023 Bertus Preller Children, Divorce, Relocation child rights, costs, Divorce, Family Law, relocation, relocation law, Section 28 Constitution, voice of the child Court Grants Order in Favour of Father to Relocate with Daughter to Croatia In the unreported case of DD v DHE, under case number 14582/2022, the Gauteng High Court granted an order to the father to relocate with his 13 year old daughter… READ MORE