06/01/2026 Bertus Preller Abduction, Best Interests of the Child, Children, Family law international travel, Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Holiday Travel, International relocation, International Travel, International travel with minors, Relocation, Section 26B Citizenship Act, South African passport requirements best interests of child, citizenship offences major citizens, court authorization travel minors, custody international relocation, Da Silva Salie J, Department of Home Affairs, dispensing parental consent, divorce order contact rights, Family Advocate investigation, family law international travel, family law practitioners South Africa, immigration compliance minor children, international travel with minors, minor child travel authorization, parental rights international travel, passport non-compliance consequences, passport renewal minor child, section 26B Citizenship Act, section 28(2) Constitution, sibling relationships contact disputes, South African passport requirements, travel safeguards return flights, upper guardian powers, Western Cape High Court Section 26B Citizenship Act Does Not Apply to Minors: A.T.A v L.A.A (2025/246332) [2025] ZAWCHC 597 (19 December 2025) Clarifies International Travel Authorisation. Introduction The Western Cape High Court recently delivered an important judgment clarifying the application of passport and citizenship requirements to minor children travelling internationally. In A.T.A v L.A.A (2025/246332) ZAWCHC… READ MORE
29/06/2025 Bertus Preller Divorce, Procedural Law, Recission of Divorce Orders, Urgency costs in urgent divorce application, curator ad litem, divorce settlement dispute, E.E v T.C.E, East Rock Trading case, Family Advocate investigation, family advocate report, family law procedure, fraud in divorce proceedings, Gauteng Division Pretoria, Lindeque v Hirsch case, minor children divorce court, non-disclosure in divorce, non-joinder, Pretoria High Court, procedural fairness, rescinding divorce agreement, rescission of divorce order, rescission under common law, SARS v Hawker Air Services, South African Family Law, Uniform Rules of Court, urgency in divorce, urgent child residency change, urgent divorce application, urgent High Court application, urgent motion divorce, urgent rescission case, ZAGPPHC 492 Urgency Dismissed: Lessons from E.E v T.C.E (113234/23) [2025] ZAGPPHC 492 (16 May 2025) on Rescission, Disclosure and Children’s Rights in Divorce Proceedings. The Factual Matrix: A Mother’s Urgent Attempt to Set Aside a Divorce Settlement Agreement This case arose from an urgent application brought by the applicant, E.E, who sought to have… READ MORE