A lawyer’s perspective on whether you should do business with friends and family. There’s a good reason why most people warn against this practice. This article explains why, and what the characteristics of a good partner are that you should be looking for.
When it comes to divorce, the modern parent recites “the best interest of the child” almost as a mantra, without most of them appreciating what it means. We unpack the concept from a legal perspective
Family Law is a phrase that is commonly used when referring to the legal field that regulates and resolves family relationships and disputes and, a family attorney is similarly an attorney that specialises in assisting parties to regulate and resolve their family relationships and disputes, even by referring these matters to court on behalf of their clients.
Divorces are generally characterized by the absence of communication, financial insecurity, feelings of loss, and above all, high incidents of overt conflict. To make matters worse, the parties will now have to immerse themselves in legal proceedings for which they neither have the emotional appetite nor the required experience. This is your guide to Surviving Divorce.
Maintenance is traditionally classified as either spousal maintenance or child maintenance, but children are just as much obligated to support their parents and grandparents as they are obliged to maintain their children and grandchildren.
The common law obligation by parents to maintain their children has been bolstered by the provisions of the Children’s Act 38 of 2005, which clearly states that parents, whether in a relationship or not, must make the necessary financial contributions to the care, upbringing, and development of their children.
Couples very seldom busy themselves with the unpleasant thoughts of divorce and death at the dawn of their married life, and are more often than not, forced to endure the dire consequences of their naivety, especially in light of the fact that almost forty percent of all marriages end in divorce.
The Domestic Violence Act introduced a user-friendly mechanism to protect victims in the form of an application for a protection order. Any person who believes that he/she may be the victim of domestic violence may approach the magistrates’ court in his/her area for assistance.
Spouses are, more often than not, left in a financial lurch during divorce proceedings, which as we all know, may take months or even years
All assets and liabilities of the prospective spouses, whether in existence before the marriage or obtained or incurred thereafter, will subsequently form part of the joint estate of the spouses. Certain exceptions to this rule exist, for instance where an asset is specifically excluded from a joint estate by the last will and testament of a deceased parent.
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