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Amendment Revolution: How M.S v E.S (3091/2021) [2025] ZAMPMBHC 96 (23 September 2025) Transforms Redistribution Claims Post-EB.

Factual Matrix and Procedural History: From Closed Pleadings to Constitutional Development The parties in this matter were married out of community of property, excluding the accrual system, pursuant to a…

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When Persistence Becomes Vexatious: Ten Failed Applications and a Constitutional Reckoning in L.M.W v C.R.W (12866/2014) [2025] ZAWCHC 395 (1 September 2025).

A Decade of Persistent Litigation: The Factual Matrix The factual landscape of this matter presents a striking example of how matrimonial disputes can spiral into prolonged abuse of court processes.…

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Gambling Addiction vs Substantial Misconduct: When Forfeiture Claims Fail in Community of Property Divorces – P.N v D.N (10481/2018) [2025] ZAWCHC 335 (6 August 2025).

Factual Matrix: A 20-Year Marriage Marred by Allegations of Compulsive Gambling The matter before Kholong AJ in the Western Cape Division concerned the dissolution of a marriage that had endured…

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When Strokes Don’t Stop Support: Medical Incapacity Fails as Maintenance Defence in NLD v ML (Case No 5785/22) [2025] ZAWCHC 337 (6 August 2025).

Factual Matrix: When Medical Incapacity Meets Maintenance Obligations The parties in this matter, heard before Lekhuleni J, were married in Switzerland on 23 June 2000, with their marriage remaining subsisting…

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Title: When Cross-Border Divorces Meet Anti-Dissipatory Interdicts: Intention, Abuse of Process and the Knox D’Arcy Test in T.S v J.V.C.P and Another (20783/24) [2025] ZAWCHC 325 (1 August 2025).

Factual Matrix: A Cross-Border Marriage in Crisis This case presents the complexities that arise when a marriage governed by foreign law encounters the South African legal system during dissolution proceedings.…

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Rule 43 Explained: The Complete Guide to Interim Divorce Relief and Maintenance in South Africa.

Legal Framework and Purpose of Rule 43 Rule 43 of the Uniform Rules of Court provides an expeditious mechanism for interim relief in matrimonial matters pending the finalisation of a…

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Rule 41A Mediation Notices in Divorce: Why Missing Notices Don’t Kill Your Case.

Introduction Rule 41A of the Uniform Rules of Court, introduced in 2020, mandates that litigants consider mediation at the inception of litigation. In divorce actions, this means a plaintiff must…

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Caveat Subscriptor Strikes Again: When Post-Signature Regret Meets Divorce Reality in O.M.L v S.S.L (10528/2022) [2025] ZAGPPHC 712 (16 July 2025).

The Factual Matrix: When Signatures Tell a Different Story The factual backdrop of this matter presents a curious tale of matrimonial dissolution that would make any family law practitioner pause.…

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When Easter Holidays Turn Into International Child Retention: T.A.M-W v C.M.M (2025/030666) [2025] ZAWCHC 217 (23 May 2025) and the Limits of Cross-Border Contempt Orders.

Key Takeaways This landmark judgment demonstrates that South African courts will not hesitate to use their full arsenal of sanctions when parties deliberately flout agreed court orders, particularly where children's…

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