06/05/2025 Bertus Preller Divorce, Interim Maintenance, Maintenance, Procedure, Rule 43, Separation Applications case analysis, convenience requirement, convenience test, court judgment, Divorce Decree, divorce litigation, divorce proceedings, divorce strategy, financial prejudice, irretrievable breakdown, Judicial Discretion, judicial economy, KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Legal Framework, legal implications, marital status, Marriage Dissolution, matrimonial disputes, matrimonial property, matrimonial rights, Mossop J, piecemeal litigation, prejudice assessment, proprietary consequences, Rule 43 Application, separation of issues, South African Family Law, spousal maintenance, Uniform Rule 33(4) “Shackled or Separated? High Court Dismisses Rule 33(4) Application in A.K v R.N (D6036/2023) [2025] ZAKZDHC 15 (30 April 2025)”. Introduction to A.K v R.N: A Case of Separation of Issues in Divorce Proceedings In the recent case of A.K v R.N (D6036/2023) ZAKZDHC 15 (30 April 2025), the KwaZulu-Natal… READ MORE
17/03/2025 Bertus Preller Best Interests of the Child, Children, Conduct of Childcare Experts, Costs, Guardianship, Relocation 2025 ZAKZPHC 26, best interests of the child, Child Relocation, Children’s Act 38 of 2005, consent order rejection, Contact rights, court discretion, custody dispute, D.R.R v S.D.R, expert evidence, F v F, Family Advocate, Family Law, High Court South Africa, Johannesburg vs Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal Division, legal precedent, Mossop J, parental alienation, Parental Rights, primary care, psychological reports, sibling separation, sibling unity, South African Law, Terblanche v Terblanche, upper guardian, Van der Linde case, ZDE v CE Divided No More: Sibling Unity Triumphs in D.R.R v S.D.R and Another (8947/2022P) [2025] ZAKZPHC 26 (13 March 2025). Background of the Family Dispute In the matter of D.R.R v S.D.R and Another (8947/2022P) ZAKZPHC 26 (13 March 2025), heard in the High Court of South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Division,… READ MORE
29/08/2024 Bertus Preller Adversarial Legal System, Costs, Maintenance, Procedural Law, Procedure, Rule 43 attorney fees, brevity, case management, court efficiency, divorce proceedings, Family Law, interim relief, Judicial Discretion, judicial rebuke, KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Legal Education, Legal Ethics, Legal Practitioners, matrimonial disputes, Mossop J, procedural abuse, prolixity, Rule 43, South Africa Judicial Crackdown on Verbose Rule 43 Applications: S.M v N.M (D6667/2024) [2024] ZAKZDHC 54 – (28 August 2024) The Essence of Rule 43: Brevity and Expediency in Matrimonial Proceedings In the recent High Court judgment of S.M v N.M (D6667/2024) ZAKZDHC 54 (28 August 2024), Judge Mossop delivered… READ MORE