A new Constitutional Court judgment about the validity of customary and civil marriages has huge implications. An untold number of Black couples, married under customary law and later under civil…
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An important new judgment will bring relief to many after great uncertainty about what South Africa’s updated divorce laws mean in practice for wives in Muslim marriages. Clarifying the role…
A recent high court judgment has cast the spotlight on an ever-developing aspect of family law that affects all those married out of community of property with the exclusion of the accrual system. Spouses who conclude an…
Customary marriages in South Africa remain a source of legal disputes, especially when they overlap with civil marriages, inheritance, and the validity of wills. A recent case before the Supreme…
There must be an end to litigation. This is a fundamental doctrine in South African law and has been reiterated by our judiciary in numerous cases. But what happens when a litigant refuses to abide…
Ageing is privilege denied to many. However, it is unfortunately accompanied by mental and/or physical decline. This decline leads to vulnerability. The court, as a guardian of the vulnerable, has…
Ever wondered if a body may be exhumed for the purposes of a paternity test? Probably not – though a recent case heard by the high court yields an interestingly…
Our modern legal system consists of building-blocks of concepts and pieces of knowledge that have been passed down, developed and amended throughout the ages. It is common consensus in the…
It has been said that “grandparents are as necessary to a child’s growth as vitamins”. Many households rely on grandparents to provide invaluable support in raising and caring for their…
The South Gauteng High Court has addressed issues relating to the shared residency of minor children in a recent judgment relating to three separate unopposed divorce matters. In each of…
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