25/02/2025 Bertus Preller Customary Law, Customary Marriages, Divorce, Islamic Law, Maintenance, Muslim Marriages, Rule 43, Rule 58, Spousal Maintenance AM v RM case, constitutional family law, custody disputes, Divorce Amendment Act 1 of 2024, divorce case law, divorce legislation, divorce maintenance, divorce proceedings, Essop v Haffejee case, interim relief, Islamic divorce, Islamic law in South Africa, judicial oversight, Legal Jurisdiction, legal precedent, Legal Protections, matrimonial disputes, matrimonial law, Muslim Marriage, Muslim spouses, Muslim women rights, religious divorce, Rule 43, SJ v SE case, South African divorce law, South African Family Law, South African High Court, spousal maintenance, Talaaq, Zaphiriou case South African Court Rules on Talaaq and Rule 43 Interim Relief in Divorce – H.A v N.A (144907/2024) [2025] ZAGPPHC 121 (13 February 2025). Introduction: A Landmark Case on Muslim Marriages and Rule 43 The case of H.A v N.A (144907/2024) ZAGPPHC 121 (13 February 2025) addresses a significant legal question concerning the application… READ MORE
02/12/2024 Bertus Preller Actio communi dividundo, Division of Estate, Divorce, Islamic Law, Muslim Marriages, Procedure actio communi dividundo, bound co-ownership, constitutional equality, equal rights, free co-ownership, High Court Judgment, Islamic divorce, Islamic law, Islamic marriage, joint ownership, joint property, legal precedent, marital home, Marriage Dissolution, marriage property, property co-ownership, property dispute, Property Division, property division Islamic marriage, property rights, property sale, property settlement, Property Valuation, South African Law, South African property law, spousal contributions, spouse rights, Talaaq, Western Cape High Court Islamic Marriage Property Rights: High Court Champions Equal Division in K.A v A.E and Another (15857/24) [2024] ZAWCHC 392 (27 November 2024). Background: From Islamic Marriage to Property Dispute The Western Cape High Court recently grappled with a property division dispute stemming from a dissolved Islamic marriage in K.A v A.E and… READ MORE
22/09/2023 Bertus Preller Alimony, Divorce, Interim Maintenance, Maintenance, Muslim Marriages, Rule 43, Spousal Maintenance Bertus Preller, Constitutional Court, constitutional invalidity, Divorce Act, Divorce Attorney Cape Town, Divorce Attorney South Africa, Gender Equality, legal precedent, maintenance, matrimonial property, Muslim Marriage, Pendente Lite, Rule 43, Sharia Law, South African Law, spousal support, Talaaq, Women's Legal Centre Trust Rule 43 Unveiled: How One Muslim Marriage Case Redefines Interim Spousal Support and Shakes Constitutional Ground. R.B v S.A.E.R (2023/014603) ZAGPJHC 1041 (18 September 2023) Introduction In a Rule 43 of the Uniform Rules for interim maintenance, the High Court in Johannesburg delved into the complexities… READ MORE