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24/05/2023 Bertus Preller Alimony, Cohabitation, Divorce, Maintenance, Marriage, Spousal Maintenance Bertus Preller, Divorce, Divorce Attorney South Africa, Divorce News, dum casta clause, new divorce case, spousal maintenance, spousal maintenance case Unveiling the Dum Casta Clause: Ex-Wife’s Spousal Maintenance Rights Revoked Due to Cohabitation after Divorce. M.M.L v J.J.L (A66/2023) ZAFSHC 170 (18 May 2023) This appeal had its origins in an application that was pursued in the Maintenance Court for the district of Bethlehem ("the… READ MORE