Learning from experience
No one should feel responsible for a narcissist’s predicament, but if you want to tame the narcissist in your life you are going to have to do some serious work getting ready. Taming your narcissist partner is about changing the dynamic of your relationship and so this needs to
The SAPS has certain obligations to victims of domestic violence. Besides their legal duty to assist victims to take steps to protect themselves in terms of the Act, the police must: provide victims with medical attention; provide victims with shelter; provide victims with counselling; ensure that a medical officer
When a parent passes away, this primary responsibility to maintain the child will not end or be extinguished but will rather lie against the estate of the deceased parent. Where a deceased parent’s estate is inadequate to cover the child’s support, or if there is no estate leftover to
Nearly half of all marriages in South Africa end in divorce. Divorce need not be bitter or erupt into a war. Unfortunately, though, in many divorces, spouses turn what could be an amicable end to their marriage into an emotionally difficult and expensive legal battle by allowing their anger,
No parent wants to think about what will happen to their kids should they die prematurely… But if you’re a single or divorced parent, this life circumstance can have more complications than you planned for. South Africa counts among countries with the highest numbers of children who are being
One of the most difficult, painful conversations you will ever face is talking to your kids about your plan to divorce. When you know that you will be separating or divorcing, it is important to talk to your kids before they hear it from someone else. Imagine how upsetting
The common misconception made by parties in a divorce action based on a marriage in community of property is that the Court will decide on how the division of the property will take place, i.e. which party will remain owner of the immovable property or in most cases the
With the implementation of the Children’s Act, the term ‘access’ has been replaced with the term ‘contact’, which is defined as: maintaining a personal relationship with the child; and if the child lives with someone else: communicating on a regular basis with the child in person; visiting the child;
Divorce is generally a stressful and unsettling event. At minimum, a major relationship is ending, all sorts of routines are upset, and in the midst of the stress of transition there are legal hoops to jump through before things can be resolved. Add in the volatile emotions that are
In terms of the Wills Act, when someone executes his or her will, it must be done in accordance with certain rules/formalities. A will that is not executed in accordance with these formalities is invalid, i.e. it is of no force and effect and the contents of the will
