Family Law: Man ordered to pay over R3 million in maintenance arrears, 29 years after divorce

The Constitutional Court has put an end to the appeal of interim orders. The Supreme Court of Appeal has delivered an important judgment for spouses who have not timeously enforced maintenance orders after their divorce. According to the judgment, written by Acting Justice John Smith, a maintenance order is a “judgment debt” in terms of the …

Why an antenuptial agreement may be important when getting married.

“I am getting married this year in terms of customary law. My fiancé and I are both professional persons and want to be married out of community of property so that we can each manage our own estates. How can we go about this?” . In South Africa, a customary marriage is automatically recognised as …