27/10/2026 Bertus Preller Appeal, Child Maintenance, Children, Costs, Divorce, Maintenance, Maintenance Act 99 of 1998, Maintenance Calculator, Maintenance Court, Maintenance Court, Maintenance court jurisdiction to vary High Court orders, Rule 43, Rule 43 Appeal, Rule 43 Applications, Rule 43 orders Carstens v Carstens, child maintenance after divorce, common-law duty of support, Divorce Act 70 of 1979, Divorce Amendment Act 1 of 2024, divorce decree silent on maintenance, Full Bench appeal, Harwood v Harwood, Herfst v Herfst, interim maintenance, K.O v M.O, Loots AJ, LS v GAS, M.V v E.V, Maintenance Act 99 of 1998, maintenance court enquiry, maintenance pendente lite, P v R, retrospective maintenance order, Rule 43, Rule 43 order lapse, S.C.K v B.K, section 16 Maintenance Act, section 6 Divorce Act, Thulare J, upper guardian, Variation Application, Western Cape High Court, ZAWCHC 629 When the Decree Falls Silent: A Rule 43 Order Does Not Survive Divorce – S.C.K v B.K (A143/2026) [2026] ZAWCHC 629 (23 October 2026). This Full Bench appeal in the Western Cape Division decides whether an interim maintenance order granted under Rule 43 continues to operate after a decree of divorce that says nothing… READ MORE
26/04/2026 Bertus Preller Animus contrahendi, qard, Appeal, Divorce, Enrichment, Faskh, Islamic Law, Islamic marriage, Muslim Marriages, Nafaqah, Nikah, Shariah law animus contrahendi, costs order, Dave v Birrell, delictual claim, Divorce Amendment Act 1 of 2024, Family Law, faskh, insurance excess, Islamic marriage, loan versus gift, magistrate's court appeal, Muslim Marriage, nafaqah, nikah, oral agreement, Pillay v Krishna, pleadings, qard, quantum, Shariah law, Shill v Milner, Sonap Petroleum, South African Law, spousal maintenance, tacit agreement, unjustified enrichment, waiver, Western Cape High Court, Women's Legal Centre Trust Loans, Gifts and Nafaqah: How the Western Cape High Court Rewrote the Financial Aftermath of an Islamic Marriage in Y.M v S.P (Appeal) (A146/2025) [2026] ZAWCHC 164 (13 April 2026). The facts: a brief nikah, a premature birth and a R154 118 claim In Y.M v S.P (Appeal) (A146/2025) ZAWCHC 164 (13 April 2026), the Western Cape High Court (Pangarker… READ MORE
25/02/2025 Bertus Preller Customary Law, Customary Marriages, Divorce, Islamic Law, Maintenance, Muslim Marriages, Rule 43, Rule 58, Spousal Maintenance AM v RM case, constitutional family law, custody disputes, Divorce Amendment Act 1 of 2024, divorce case law, divorce legislation, divorce maintenance, divorce proceedings, Essop v Haffejee case, interim relief, Islamic divorce, Islamic law in South Africa, judicial oversight, Legal Jurisdiction, legal precedent, Legal Protections, matrimonial disputes, matrimonial law, Muslim Marriage, Muslim spouses, Muslim women rights, religious divorce, Rule 43, SJ v SE case, South African divorce law, South African Family Law, South African High Court, spousal maintenance, Talaaq, Zaphiriou case South African Court Rules on Talaaq and Rule 43 Interim Relief in Divorce – H.A v N.A (144907/2024) [2025] ZAGPPHC 121 (13 February 2025). Introduction: A Landmark Case on Muslim Marriages and Rule 43 The case of H.A v N.A (144907/2024) ZAGPPHC 121 (13 February 2025) addresses a significant legal question concerning the application… READ MORE