20/08/2024 Bertus Preller Arrears, Children, Divorce, Maintenance, Pension Funds appellate intervention, Asset Division, child best interests, child support, child welfare, divorce settlement, equitable maintenance, family court High Court Child maintenance, financial assessment, financial fairness, financial proportionality, High Court appeal, Judicial Discretion, Judicial Review, legal obligations, legal precedent, legal reform, magistrate court error, Maintenance Act, maintenance calculation, Maintenance Order, maintenance revision, parental obligations, Parental Rights, pension fund attachment, retirement benefits, retrenchment impact, South African Family Law, Training Layoff Scheme, unemployment consideration Balancing Act: High Court Overturns Punitive Maintenance Order in L.N v N.N (A2923/005472) [2024] ZAGPJHC 772 (19 August 2024). Background: The Divorce Settlement and Initial Maintenance Order The case of L.N v N.N (A2923/005472) ZAGPJHC 772 stems from a divorce settlement reached in August 2022. As part of this… READ MORE