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Unraveling the Shifren Clause: A South African Case of Divorce Settlement and Maintenance Dispute: The Million Rand Misunderstanding.

R.P.C v L.G.Y (A5075/2022) ZAGPJHC 1256 (2 November 2023) Background and Context: Divorce Settlement Agreement: The parties involved had previously entered into a divorce settlement agreement, which was subsequently made…

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CHANGING FORTUNES, UNCHANGED OBLIGATIONS: HOW A COURT ON APPEAL WEIGHED FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES IN VARIATION OF A MAINTENANCE ORDER

L.J v P.H.A.J (HCA35/2022) ZALMPPHC 49 (18 July 2023) INTRODUCTION This case was an appeal to the High Court Limpopo Division against the rulings made by an Acting Magistrate, who…

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Correcting Course: How the High Court Rectified the Magistrate’s Errors in the JSB vs LDB Spousal Maintenance Case.

L.D.B v J.S.B (A3079/2021) ZAGPJHC 786 (13 July 2023) BACKGROUND On the 31st of January 2014, the respondent, JSB, had divorced the appellant, LDB. The terms of the divorce had…

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