27/10/2026 Bertus Preller Accrual system, Appeal, Deed of settlement, Divorce, Divorce settlement agreement, Divorce settlement agreement, Maintenance, Rule 43, Rule 43 orders, Settlement agreements accrual claim, accrual system, declaratory order, Deed of Settlement, Dispute of Fact, divorce order incorporating settlement, divorce settlement agreement, Endumeni interpretation, foreseeable dispute of fact, Free State High Court, Full Bench appeal, interpretation of settlement agreement, KIV v CJV, lifelong maintenance, Loubser J, maintenance termination date, motion proceedings, party and party costs, pendente lite maintenance, Plascon-Evans rule, post-divorce maintenance, referral to oral evidence, rehabilitative maintenance, Rule 43 Order, scale B counsel fees, spousal maintenance, Wightman v Headfour, without prejudice letters, ZAFSHC 465 When Pendente Lite Means Exactly That: The Full Bench Ends a Post-Divorce Maintenance Dispute in KIV v CJV (A151/2025) [2026] ZAFSHC 465 (15 October 2026). This case concerns a divorced husband who asked the Free State High Court to declare that his duty to pay his former wife R25 000 per month in spousal maintenance… READ MORE
12/08/2025 Bertus Preller Adult Children, Alimony, Arbitration, Arrear Maintenace, Arrear Maintenance, Arrear Maintenance Variation, Arrears, Best Interests of the Child, Child Maintenance, Child protection, Children, Division of Estate, DNA testing, Financial Disclosure, Interim Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance Calculator, Maintenance Court, Marriage, Procedural Law, Procedure, Rule 43, Rule 43 Contempt, Rule 43 Cost Contributions, Rule 43 orders, Rule 58, Spousal Maintenance best interests of the child, calculate child maintenance, calculate spousal maintenance, child maintenance South Africa, child support arrears, Children’s Act maintenance, Divorce Act South Africa, divorce maintenance law, divorce settlement South Africa, emoluments attachment order, garnishee order South Africa, interim maintenance South Africa, lifelong spousal maintenance, maintenance amendment act 2015, maintenance calculation formula, maintenance calculator South Africa, maintenance court procedure, maintenance court South Africa, maintenance enforcement South Africa, maintenance variation South Africa, major child maintenance South Africa, parental duty of support, post-divorce maintenance, rehabilitative maintenance, Rule 43 maintenance, Section 7(2) Divorce Act, South African Maintenance Act, spousal maintenance South Africa, token maintenance Child and Spousal Maintenance in South Africa: Complete Guide to Legal Duties, Court Processes, and Case Law (2025 Edition). Introduction Child and spousal maintenance are critical aspects of family law in South Africa, ensuring that dependents are cared for financially when families break up or circumstances change. Maintenance generally… READ MORE