11/05/2025 Bertus Preller Accrual Calculation, Appeal, Commencement Values, Costs, Division of Estate, Divorce, Financial Disclosure, Procedure accrual claim, accrual system, Antenuptial Contract, binding agreement, commencement values, conclusive proof, contractual terms, declaration of value, divorce proceedings, divorce settlement, estate calculation, Estate Valuation, financial disclosure, inflation adjustment, legal precedent, marriage contracts, Marriage Dissolution, matrimonial agreements, matrimonial property, Matrimonial Property Act, out of community of property, prima facie proof, property declaration, section 6(3), South African divorce law, South African Law, statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Appeal, wealth division D.C.M v C.C.M (1235/22) [2025] ZASCA 55 (9 May 2025). Understanding the Recent Supreme Court of Appeal Ruling on Antenuptial Contracts On 9 May 2025, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) delivered a landmark judgment in Manelis v Manelis (Case… READ MORE
01/03/2025 Bertus Preller Best Interests of the Child, Children, Guardianship, Maintenance, Maintenance Court, Parental Rights, Procedure best interests of the child, Case Law, child support, children's rights, Children’s Court, children's act, common law, Constitutional Court, Constitutional Rights, duty of support, Family Law, forum non conveniens, forum shopping, Judicial Discretion, jurisdiction, legal nullity, Maintenance Act, maintenance court, maintenance obligations, Mediation, parental authority, Parental Duties, parental responsibility, right to support, South African Law, statutory interpretation, UNCRC, unmarried fathers FCP v STC: Western Cape High Court Rules Parental Maintenance Duty Cannot Be Terminated (A 46/2024; 29 January 2025). The Constitutional Right to Child Maintenance Cannot Be Terminated: Understanding the Landmark Judgment In the groundbreaking case of FCP v STC and Another (A 46/2024; 1762021/000227) ZAWCHC 68 (29 January… READ MORE