22/11/2025 Bertus Preller Balance of probabilities, Children, Court-ordered DNA testing, DNA evidence admissibility, DNA testing, Documentary evidence principles, Expert evidence requirements, Genetic testing reliability, Paternity confirmation, Paternity Disputes, Paternity Fraud, Paternity presumptions, Probative value of documents, SANAS guidelines, Scientific certainty standards authenticity of documents, balance of probabilities, buttressing oral evidence, Children’s Act 38 of 2005, Civil Proceedings Evidence Act 25 of 1965, contemporaneous documentary evidence, court-ordered DNA testing, cross-examination requirements, cumulative evidence assessment, DNA evidence admissibility, documentary evidence principles, evidence law principles, expert evidence requirements, expert opinion evidence, family law South Africa, genetic testing reliability, Maintenance Act 99 of 1998, maintenance court proceedings, maintenance enquiries, Mayer v Williams, paternity disputes, paternity presumptions, prima facie evidence, probative value of documents, SANAS guidelines, scientific certainty standards, unrepresented litigants, viva voce testimony, Western Cape High Court When DNA Evidence Speaks Without Experts: Probabilities, Paternity and Documentary Evidence in E.A.P v S.W (A115/2025) [2025] ZAWCHC 540 (20 November 2025). Factual Background: A Protracted Paternity Dispute Spanning Two Decades This appeal concerned a finding by the Cape Town Magistrate's Court, sitting as a maintenance court, that the appellant was the… READ MORE
29/07/2024 Bertus Preller Best Interests of the Child, Children, Infidelity, Maintenance, Parental Rights, Paternity Fraud biological father, Botha v Dreyer, Child's Best Interests, children's act, comparative law, DNA testing, Family Law, genetic testing, inheritance rights, legal presumptions, Legal Reforms, maintenance obligations, misattributed paternity, Nel v Jonker, Parental Rights, paternity disputes, paternity law, putative father, South Africa Navigating the Complexities of Paternity Law in South Africa: From DNA Testing to Misattributed Paternity. Introduction to Paternity Law in South Africa Paternity law in South Africa is a multifaceted domain that intersects with various legal, social, and ethical issues. The determination of paternity is… READ MORE