09/09/2024 Bertus Preller Arrears, Children, Contempt of Court, Divorce, Maintenance, Procedural Law, Procedure, Punitive Cost Orders, Recission of Divorce Orders, Settlement agreements, Urgency attorney-client costs, best interests of the child, child adoption, consent paper, court order, custody, Divorce, Family Law, High Court, mental capacity, Parental Rights, punitive costs, rescission, settlement agreement, South African Law Mental Capacity and Punitive Costs: The Cautionary Tale of C.H v A.C and Others (13612/2024) [2024] ZAWCHC 245. (4 September 2024) Background: A Tumultuous Divorce and Custody Battle The case of C.H v A.C and Others (13612/2024) ZAWCHC 245 unfolds against a backdrop of protracted legal skirmishes following the breakdown of… READ MORE
10/11/2022 Bertus Preller Children care and contact, children's act, contempt of court, custody, father's rights, parental alienation, parenting plan, relocation, unmarried father Judge Gives Primary Care of Child To Father In the matter of V v L (1575/2021) ZAFSHC 284 (21 October 2022), the court granted primary residence of a three-year-old child to the father. The court also expressed, that… READ MORE