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 –
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
UNMARRIED FATHERS: RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
When and how does a child’s unmarried biological father acquire full parental rights and responsibilities? A recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) decision illustrates. Out of Africa – a baby taken overseas without the father’s consent The mother of a