29/11/2024 Bertus Preller Divorce, Procedure, Redistribution Claim amendment applications, amendment costs, amendment of pleadings, amendment rules, civil procedure, court amendments, Court Applications, court process, court rules, divorce amendments, divorce claims, divorce courts, Divorce Law, divorce litigation, divorce pleadings, divorce proceedings, High Court judgments, Judicial Discretion, legal amendments, legal developments, Legal Procedure, matrimonial property, pending divorces, pleadings procedure, procedural law, property claims, property redistribution, redistribution claims, Rule 55A Amending Divorce Pleadings: RVB v JVB (A92/2024) [2024] ZAFSHC Opens Door for Redistribution Claims. Background: Marriage and Divorce Proceedings In October 2009, a couple embarked on their marital journey with a clear legal framework in place. They entered into an antenuptial contract that explicitly… READ MORE
01/12/2023 Bertus Preller Children, Divorce Court Applications, Court Decisions, Divorce Cases, Divorce Law, divorce litigation, divorce proceedings, Divorce Trials, Expedient Resolution, Fair Legal Process, Family Court, Judicial Discretion, Legal Issues, Legal proceedings, Legal Separation, Legal Separation Process, matrimonial law, Rule 33(4), Separation Applications, South African Law, Uniform Rules of Court Understanding Separation Applications in Divorce Proceedings: Navigating Rule 33(4) of the Uniform Rules of Court – M.D.A.P.G.S v L.M.D.S (2021/47489) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1373 (24 November 2023). In a recent judgment, the court addressed an interlocutory application concerning a divorce case in South Africa. The application, based on rule 33(4) of the Uniform Rules of Court, sought… READ MORE