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Divorce in a time of lockdown – What grounds can you rely on?

The National Lockdown has thrown together many couples not used to spending “24/7” time in each other’s company. Relationships will have strengthened for many couples, but others will be struggling. The fears, anxieties and money worries now looming over us

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Beware the “Common Law Marriage” myth

If you live as a couple, avoid the trap of believing the myth of the “common law marriage”. It’s a very persistent myth, possibly because some other countries do indeed give formal recognition to certain forms of life partnership. But

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Employees: Your new rights to Paternity and Parental Leave

It has taken over a year of confusion and delay around when new changes will be implemented, but finally your extended rights to parental leave and to an Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) claim have fully commenced. Here’s an update/refresher –

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January is “Divorce Month”: Beware the dangers of DIY

The festivities are over, the bills are coming in and everyone is returning to reality. Couples who for most of the year only have to live with each other after work hours, have suddenly spent a whole lot more 24/7

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Visiting South Africa with kids just became easier – Here’s what you need to know

“We’re all going on a summer holiday…” (Cliff Richard) With the Festive Season (and our Summer Holidays!) well and truly upon us, you may be inviting family or friends to visit you from overseas with their children, or perhaps you

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Maintenance defaulters – No place to hide

Obtaining a maintenance order for the support of yourself and/or your children is all very well, but what if you are dealing with an “Artful Dodger” who is determined not to pay you? New provisions in the Maintenance Act just

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Child maintenance in arrears? The contempt of court enforcement option

“It has regrettably become all too common in divorce litigation that allegations are traded back and forth between the parties, with scant regard for the obligation to comply with orders issued by the court … The rights of the child

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TWO MINUTES TO A SWIMMING POOL TRAGEDY AND A R62M DAMAGES CLAIM

“There’s no tragedy in life like the death of a child” (Dwight D. Eisenhower) A recent High Court decision highlights once again both the personal tragedy and the legal consequences of failing to protect children from the dangers of swimming

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BEWARE, NOTHING LASTS FOREVER

(NOT EVEN POWERS OF ATTORNEY FROM YOUR AGING PARENTS) If your aging parents have asked you for help with making decisions as to their personal welfare, financial affairs, medical treatment and so on, asking them to sign a power of

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ONTHOU ASSEBLIEF DAT NIKS VIR EWIG DUUR NIE

(VERAL NIE VOLMAGTE VAN JOU BEJAARDE OUERS NIE) Indien jou bejaarde ouers jou hulp benodig met die neem van hul besluite rakende hulle persoonlike welstand, geldsake, mediese behandeling en dies meer, is ‘n volmag dikwels ‘n gerieflike manier om dit

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