03/10/2026 Bertus Preller Best Interests of the Child, Children, Constitutional Court customary law, Customary Law, Customary Marriages, gender equality, Imbeleko, Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998, section 211(3), section 9 Constitution, Ulwaluko, Umgidi, Umngeno, Xhosa initiation age of majority, Attorney and Client Costs, Bhe case, co-holder consultation, customary law and Constitution, declaratory order, dependent adult child, final interdict, Gender Equality, Imbeleko, living customary law, Mbungela, MM v MN, parental responsibilities and rights, rule 6(12) urgency, section 18 Children's Act, section 211(3), Section 31 Children's Act, section 9 Constitution, Self-Created Urgency, Setlogelo, Shilubana, standing of parent, Superior Courts Act, Ulwaluko, Umgidi, Umngeno, Xhosa initiation, Z v Z A Mother’s Place at the Umgidi: Living Customary Law, Gender Equality and the Myth of the Magic Age of 18 — S.Z.Z v S.Z (2026/196397) [2026] ZAGPJHC 1099 (25 September 2026). The Facts: A Mother Excluded from Her Son's Rite of Passage In S.Z.Z v S.Z (2026/196397) ZAGPJHC 1099 (25 September 2026) a divorced mother approached the Gauteng Division, Johannesburg, on… READ MORE
27/02/2025 Bertus Preller Best Interests of the Child, Children, Costs, Parental Alienation, Procedure, Relocation attorney-client costs, best interests of child, Cape Town High Court, Child Relocation, children's act, co-holder rights, co-parenting decisions, dance education, dance talent, Hermanus relocation, Judge Pangarker, maintenance increase, maintenance variation, material non-disclosure, mediation withdrawal, non-disclosure penalties, Parental Rights, parenting plan, professional assessment, punitive costs order, Rule 6(12), school change dispute, Section 31 Children's Act, Self-Created Urgency, South African Family Law, urgent applications Dance Dreams vs Parental Rights: How Self-Created Urgency Cost a Mother in C.H v L.H (32/2025) [2025] ZAWCHC 11 (23 January 2025). The Facts: Dance Dreams and Relocation Dispute In the recent Western Cape High Court case of C.H v L.H (32/2025) ZAWCHC 11 (23 January 2025), Judge Pangarker was tasked with… READ MORE