Family Law, Divorce & Conveyancing Specialists in South Africa
On Thursday, 03 December 2020, President Ramaphosa addressed the nation to warn of a second wave of COVID-19 infections, announcing that South Africa had now exceeded 4,000 daily cases. The national state of disaster was also extended to 15 January 2021 during the speech. President Ramaphosa identified three hotspots
The Constitutional Court delivered a judgment on 19 November 2020 that has the effect of increasing protection to domestic workers who are injured, contract diseases or die in the course of their employment in private households. It confirmed the declaration of constitutional invalidity of section 1 (xix) (v) of
The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign is a United Nations campaign which takes place annually from 25 November (International Day of No Violence against Women) to 10 December (International Human Rights Day). The 16 Days of Activism is a worldwide campaign to
The festive season can be a tricky time for a lot of co-parenting families. Whether you are newly separated, newly divorced or have been apart for some time, navigating the negotiations of the care of and contact with your children over the festive season can be difficult for many
Private social workers can play an important role, and have specific training and experience, in children and family law matters. One or both parties are free to hire a private social worker with a specific mandate, which can include the supervision of contact and handovers by one of the
Whilst South Africa continues to wage the war on gender-based violence, those in power of authority, who are employed to protect its victims, are actually perpetrators themselves; of the most heinous kind. It has recently come to light that a Police Captain from the Free State who was stationed
The word narcissism gets tossed around a lot, often to describe someone who seems excessively vain or full of themselves. But in psychological terms, narcissism doesn’t mean self-love—at least not of a genuine sort. It’s more accurate to say that people with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) are in love
In a country where issues of racism are at the forefront of the lived experience of almost all of its citizens, it is time that we acknowledge its existence and find ways of engaging around lasting solutions to eradicate it from both the private and public life. In a
Family Advocates are independent family law officials tasked with giving recommendations or confirmation to the Courts as to what care and contact arrangements in respect of minor children they believe are in the best interests of those children. The Family Advocates will intervene, when requested to do so by
Domestic violence remains a deep-rooted problem in South Africa, and it is regarded as a serious social evil. South Africa has one of the highest incidences of domestic violence of any country worldwide. Every day, women are murdered, physically and sexually assaulted, threatened and humiliated by their partners, within
