27/02/2025 Bertus Preller Best Interests of the Child, Children, Costs, Parental Alienation, Procedure, Relocation attorney-client costs, best interests of child, Cape Town High Court, Child Relocation, children's act, co-holder rights, co-parenting decisions, dance education, dance talent, Hermanus relocation, Judge Pangarker, maintenance increase, maintenance variation, material non-disclosure, mediation withdrawal, non-disclosure penalties, Parental Rights, parenting plan, professional assessment, punitive costs order, Rule 6(12), school change dispute, Section 31 Children's Act, Self-Created Urgency, South African Family Law, urgent applications Dance Dreams vs Parental Rights: How Self-Created Urgency Cost a Mother in C.H v L.H (32/2025) [2025] ZAWCHC 11 (23 January 2025). The Facts: Dance Dreams and Relocation Dispute In the recent Western Cape High Court case of C.H v L.H (32/2025) ZAWCHC 11 (23 January 2025), Judge Pangarker was tasked with… READ MORE
07/08/2024 Bertus Preller Adversarial Legal System, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Best Interests of the Child, Children, Costs, Divorce, Financial Disclosure, Hostile Family Lawyers, Maintenance, Procedure, Rule 43, Spousal Maintenance aggressive litigation tactics, asset depletion, child welfare, divorce process critique, exorbitant legal fees, financial disclosure, financial hardship, high-conflict divorce, interim relief, judicial case management, Legal Costs, legal reform, maintenance variation, Material change in circumstances, matrimonial property, minor child impact, prolonged litigation, Rule 43, South African Family Law A Decade of Divorce: L.S v J.S (23967/2012) [2024] ZAGPJHC 653 Exposes Flaws in South African Family Law (2 August 2024). Background: A 12-Year Divorce Battle Reaches New Heights The case of L.S v J.S (23967/2012) ZAGPJHC 653 (2 August 2024) presents a stark illustration of the perils of prolonged divorce… READ MORE