20/01/2026 Bertus Preller Accrual Calculation, Accrual Calculator, Accrual claims, Accrual system, Alimony, Asset Disclosure, Costs, Divorce, Exceptional circumstances separation, Financial Disclosure, Interim Maintenance, Maintenance Calculator, Maintenance Calculator, matrimonial asset division, Matrimonial Properties Act, Rule 43, Rule 43 Applications, Rule 43 orders, section 10 MPA, Separation Applications, Separation of issues, Spousal Maintenance accrual system divorce proceedings, antenuptial contract accrual system, balance of convenience separation, bifurcated divorce proceedings, cost of separation applications, Denel v Vorster separation principles, divorce accrual claim, exceptional circumstances separation, expeditious disposal litigation, financially vulnerable spouse, formal tenders divorce, full disclosure matrimonial assets, Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act, maintenance security life policy, matrimonial property act section 7, matrimonial property disclosure duties, post-divorce maintenance uncertainty, prejudice to respondent spouse, procedural protection vulnerable spouse, Rule 33(4) separation of issues, Rule 43 interim relief, section 10 MPA deferred payment, section 4(2) divorce act, South African divorce law 2026, spousal maintenance claim, strike date accrual calculation, upfront payment accrual, Western Cape High Court family law, Wille J divorce judgment Why Formal Tenders Matter: Separation Refused Without Security for Vulnerable Spouse in AMG and Another v TSG (2025/057077) [2026] ZAWCHC 6 (19 January 2026). Factual Matrix: A Marriage Breakdown Complicated by Accrual and Maintenance Claims The matter before Wille, J concerned a marriage of over three decades that had irretrievably broken down, but in… READ MORE
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