17/08/2026 Bertus Preller Alimony, Arrear Maintenance, Child Maintenance, Children, Contempt of Court, Divorce, Maintenance Court, Procedural Law, Rule 43 Contempt, Rule 43 orders, Spousal Maintenance ad factum praestandum, attorney and own client costs, Bannatyne v Bannatyne, committal, contempt of court, Divorce, Divorce Attorney Cape Town, dolus eventualis, emoluments attachment, Fakie v CCII Systems, family law South Africa, Firestone v Genticuro, HG v AG, interim maintenance, M.D.V v F.M.D.V, maintenance enforcement, Maintenance Order, mala fides, medical aid, Pheko v Ekurhuleni, purging contempt, reimbursement of expenses, Rule 43, spousal maintenance, Suspended Sentence, Western Cape High Court, wilfulness, Writ of Execution, ZAWCHC 411 Pay Now, Argue Never: Husband’s Selective Compliance with Rule 43 Maintenance Order Lands Him a Suspended Prison Sentence — M.D.V v F.M.D.V (2025/091265) [2026] ZAWCHC 411 (14 August 2026). The Western Cape Division has once again demonstrated that it will not tolerate maintenance debtors who treat interim maintenance orders as optional, negotiable or subject to their own private assessment… READ MORE
18/04/2025 Bertus Preller Arrears, Contempt of Court, Costs, Maintenance, Procedural Law, Variation application proceedings, best interests of children, changed financial circumstances, child support, Civil Contempt, constitutional right of access to courts, contempt of court, Court Order Compliance, enforcement mechanisms, eviction risk, family home, Judicial Discretion, leave to appeal, maintenance arrears, maintenance beneficiaries, maintenance enforcement, maintenance obligations, Maintenance Order, mala fides, Parker AJ, periodic imprisonment, Plascon Evans test, purging contempt, South African Family Law, Superior Courts Act, Suspended Sentence, Variation Application, Western Cape High Court, willful non-compliance Contempt Before Variation: E.W v V.T.H (Leave to Appeal) (7333/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 162 (11 April 2025). Background to the E.W v V.T.H Contempt Application The case of E.W v V.T.H (Leave to Appeal) (7333/2024) ZAWCHC 162 (11 April 2025) highlights the ongoing tension between maintenance obligations… READ MORE