07/11/2026 Bertus Preller Appeal, Article 13(b) grave risk, Automatic Appeals under Section 18(4), Best Interests of the Child, Execution Pending Appeal, Hague Convention Age Limit (Article 4), Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, International Family Law, Protective Measures and Mirror Orders, Stay of execution, Views of the Child Article 13(b), Article 4 Hague Convention, Australia child abduction, best interests of the child, Central Authority South Africa, Chafin v Chafin, child over 16, Children's Act section 10, Children's Act section 7, exceptional circumstances, execution pending appeal, full bench, Hague Convention, Incubeta v Ellis, International Child Abduction, irreparable harm, Knoop v Gupta, Kusevitsky J dissent, Mirror Orders, Protective Measures, reportable judgment, return order, section 18 Superior Courts Act, section 18(4) automatic appeal, Supreme Court of Appeal Practice Directive 1/2024, Tyte Security Services, voice of the child, Western Cape High Court, Wille J A Hague Convention matter is not per se exceptional: when a return order must wait for the appeal. S C v L J H and Another (2026-105403) [2026] ZAWCHC 659 (6 November 2026). This case is about whether a High Court order directing the return of children to Australia under the Hague Convention may be put into operation under section 18(3) of the… READ MORE
28/07/2026 Bertus Preller Alimony, Bystander test, Child Maintenance, Children, Consent paper rectification, Divorce, Divorce settlement agreement, Dum casta clause, Educational expenses divorce, Holiday allowance maintenance, Implied terms contract, Maintenance, Maintenance Court, Maintenance order variation, Medical expenses divorce, rReasonableness of maintenance expenses, Spousal Maintenance best interests of the child, business efficacy, bystander test, citing a trust in litigation, consent paper rectification, contempt of court maintenance, Divorce Attorney Cape Town, divorce settlement agreement, dum casta clause, educational expenses divorce, Endumeni interpretation, family law South Africa, good faith negotiation, holiday allowance maintenance, implied terms contract, maintenance disputes, maintenance order variation, medical expenses divorce, post-divorce litigation, public policy contracts, reasonableness of maintenance expenses, rectification of agreement, RJS v LAS, trustees representative capacity, upper guardian of minor children, variation of consent paper, Western Cape High Court, Wille J, ZAWCHC 377 The Limitless Gold Credit Card Myth: Why “All” Maintenance Expenses Must Still Be Reasonable — R.J.S and Others v L.A.S (A228/2025) [2026] ZAWCHC 377 (27 July 2026). The Facts: A Consent Paper and a Tsunami of Post-Divorce Litigation The judgment of Wille J in R.J.S and Others v L.A.S (A228/2025) ZAWCHC 377 (27 July 2026) arises from… READ MORE