27/07/2025 Bertus Preller Children, Inter-provincial custody, Parental Rights, Procedural Law, Relocation, Section 16(3) Superior Courts Act, Unilateral relocation appellate jurisdiction family law, best interests of child, care and contact arrangements, child custody disputes, child relocation law, co-parenting disputes, constitutional law children, curator ad litem, custody appeals, educational stability custody, expert evidence family law, Family Advocate, family law appeals, family law South Africa, high conflict parents, inter-provincial custody, interim custody orders, interim orders appealability, matrimonial proceedings, parental responsibilities and rights, parenting coordinators, play therapy children, section 16(3) Superior Courts Act, Section 28 Constitution, shared residence arrangements, therapeutic intervention custody, unilateral relocation, Western Cape High Court Unilateral Relocation and Shared Custody: Lessons from M.D.P v W.T.P and Another (Appeal) (A139/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 300 (17 July 2025). Factual Matrix: Unilateral Relocation and the Breakdown of Co-Parenting The dispute in this matter arose from a sequence of events that illustrates the profound consequences of unilateral decision-making in family… READ MORE
22/02/2024 Bertus Preller Appeal, Children, Costs, Mootness, Relocation awarding of costs, best interests of the child, child custody appeals, Child Relocation, family court decisions, family law appeals, High Court judgments, legal appeals, legal challenges in relocation, legal disputes over child care, legal implications of relocation, legal precedents in family law, legal strategies in family disputes, maintenance payments and custody, mootness in law, Parental Rights, punitive cost orders, South African Family Law, T.R v S.M Deciphering the Legal Labyrinth: T.R v S.M (035901/2023) [2024] ZAGPJHC 1745 (21 February 2024) and the Intricacies of Family Law Appeals Background In a recent judgment by the Gauteng Local Division of the High Court in Johannesburg, the case between T.R. (Applicant) and S.M. (Respondent) was deliberated. The Applicant sought leave… READ MORE