10/10/2023 Bertus Preller Antenuptial Contracts, Divorce, Marital Regimes, Marriage accrual system, Antenuptial Contracts, asset redistribution, Bertus Preller, Constitutional Court, Divorce Act, Divorce Attorney Cape Town, Divorce News, Family Law, financial landscape, gender discrimination, legal implications, marital contracts, marriage, Matrimonial Property Act, out of community of property, South Africa Redefining Fairness: How the Constitutional Court’s Landmark Ruling Changes the Financial Landscape of Marriages Out of Community of Property in South Africa. EB (born S) v ER (born B) and Others; KG v Minister of Home Affairs and Others ZACC 32 Introduction On 10 October 2023, South Africa's Constitutional Court delivered groundbreaking… READ MORE
08/04/2023 Bertus Preller Cohabitation, Common Law Marriage in South Africa, Common Law Wife, Divorce, Marriage cohabitation, common law marriage in South Africa, Divorce, Divorce Attorney Cape Town, life-partnership, marriage, marriage in South Africa, marriage stats Marriage in decline the latest statistics reveal a downward trend in South Africa. Introduction: Recent data released in February 2023 by Stats SA indicates a consistent decline in marriage rates in South Africa over the past decade. The Department of Home Affairs registered… READ MORE
29/01/2023 Bertus Preller Cohabitation, Common Law Marriage in South Africa, Common Law Wife, Life Partnerships cohabitation, common law marriage in South Africa, declining marriage rate, Divorce, Divorce Attorney Cape Town, Family Law, life-partnership, marriage, marriage in South Africa, marriage statistics, marriage stats The Declining Marriage Rate in South Africa. Marriages are increasingly becoming less common in South Africa. According to the Marriages and Divorce, 2020 report published by Statistics South Africa, the total number of people getting married has… READ MORE
12/01/2023 Bertus Preller Divorce, Forfeiture of Benefits Bertus Preller, Divorce, Divorce News, Family Law, forfeit assets, forfeiture of benefits marriage, how to plead forfeiture in divorce, in community of property, marriage, pleadings Forfeiture of Benefits Denied on Appeal In a recent appeal in the case of M v M (A3004/2022) ZAGPJHC 1024 the Appellant's appeal for a forfeiture of assets was dismissed with costs. There were two central… READ MORE