When a person who is legally liable to pay maintenance towards a minor child has not been meeting his or her obligations, an application can be brought for the enforcement of arrear maintenance. A Maintenance Officer may make an order which compels the person liable to pay such maintenance
Divorce and separation can breed bad blood between parents and children when one partner uses the children to target the other partner. Parental alienation can be described as the efforts on the part of one parent to turn a child, or children, against the other parent. Parental Alienation Syndrome,
Contact between parent and child is an essential component of family life and is nearly always in the interests of the child. Contact between parent and child is to be terminated only in exceptional circumstances, where there are cogent reasons for doing so and when there is no alternative.
Think of your Last Will and Testament as a final love letter to your partner, children or family. Not in the usual sense of the word but rather as a note from the grave that will bring comfort in a terrible time of grief. They will know because you
The recent case of a Danish father who was reunited with his five-year-old son after an 18-month international manhunt for the child and his mother is an enormous success for the offices of Benita Ardenbaum Attorney. This international case required expertise in Hague Convention matters relating to the abduction
A lot of people do not understand the repercussions of not adhering to a settlement agreement made by an order of Court. In the Courts eyes, a settlement agreement that has been made an Order of Court is seen as the same as any other Court Order and must
South African law does not make specific provision for grandparents’ rights over their grandchildren. The new Children’s Act 38 of 2005 Law does however provide for third parties who have an interest in the care, well-being, or development of a child to apply either to the High Court or
Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse that’s seen in abusive relationships. It’s the act of manipulating a person by forcing them to question their thoughts, memories, and the events occurring around them. A victim of gaslighting can be pushed so far that they question their own sanity. Gaslighting
The principal understanding of a South African trust is that there must at all times be a separation of ownership or control of trust assets, from enjoyment of trust benefits. This principle is reinforced by section 12 of the Trust Property Control Act, No. 11 of 2018 which states
A universal partnership is an express or tacit agreement between two people, including same-sex couples, who choose to live together in a permanent relationship without entering into marriage. South African courts have over the years defined a permanent universal partnership as an arrangement between parties who act like partners
