15/05/2025 Bertus Preller Costs, Interim Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance Claims On Death, Marriage, Surviving Spouse, Wills Administration of Estates Act, deceased estates law, estate administration, estate shortfall, executor duties, executor powers, family law South Africa, financial means assessment, financial self-sufficiency, Free State High Court, interim maintenance, interim maintenance claim, Liquidation and Distribution account, maintenance claim evidence, maintenance claim rejection, maintenance needs proof, Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act, Savvas case, South African inheritance law, surviving spouse maintenance, surviving spouse rights, testamentary freedom, widow's financial position, widow's rights South Africa Financial Self-Sufficiency Defeats Widow’s Maintenance Claim: Savvas v Savvas N.O and Others (1969/2024) [2025] ZAFSHC 115 (7 April 2025). Background: The Maintenance Claim of a Surviving Spouse In the recent judgment of Lynette Savvas v George Michael Savvas N.O and Others (1969/2024) ZAFSHC 115 (7 April 2025), the Free… READ MORE
01/02/2024 Bertus Preller Customary Marriages constitutional values, cultural diversity, cultural practices, customary law, customary marriages, dignity, equality, estate administration, estate executrix, Family Law, inheritance, judicial decisions, Khashane v Minister of Home Affairs, legal challenges, Legal Framework, legal interpretation, legal precedent, Legal Procedures, Legal Protection, legal recognition, lobola negotiations, marital rights, marriage registration, posthumous registration, Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, South African Law, spousal rights, surviving spouse rights, traditional marriages Securing Rights Beyond Life: The Landmark Case for Posthumous Registration of Customary Marriages in South Africa. – Khashane v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (052246/2023) [2024] ZAGPPHC 3 (12 January 2024). Introduction to the Application for Posthumous Registration of a Customary Marriage In the case of Khashane v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (052246/2023) ZAGPPHC 3 (12 January 2024), the… READ MORE