Many mothers are oblivious to the term ‘lying-in expenses’ and unbeknown to them, fail to claim these expenses when applying for child maintenance for the first time. ‘Lying-in expenses’ are […]
Read moreSpouses and children victimised by domestic violence face exceptional barriers to access family justice in South Africa. A multifaceted socio-legal problem, domestic violence implicates criminal, civil, and family law simultaneously. […]
Read moreIn G v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (Pretoria Attorneys Association as Amicus Curiae) [2022] 3 All SA 58 (GP), s 7(3) of the Divorce Act 70 of 1979 […]
Read moreIn 2013, 15 construction companies settled allegations of collusive tendering with the Competition Commission (the Commission) in terms of the Commission’s Construction Fast Track Settlement process. These firms admitted to […]
Read moreVoice of the Unborn Baby and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (CC) (unreported case CCT120/21, 15-6-2022) (Tlaletsi AJ (Madlanga J, Madondo AJ, Majiedt J, Mhlantla J, Rogers […]
Read moreA recent case handed down by the Gauteng Local Division High Court confirmed the legal position dealing with giving a defaulting father notice that the mother (the respondent) intended to […]
Read moreThe position of the ‘non-parent’ is increasingly becoming more relevant in our day and age. ‘Non-parents’ are described as those individuals who play a role of caretaker in the lives […]
Read moreFor many South Africans the costs associated with utilising an anonymous sperm donor from a sperm bank are simply not affordable and remain an exclusive avenue that only a few […]
Read moreAlcohol and drug abuse are omnipresent in South Africa (SA). The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) claims that 22 million people in Africa between the ages of […]
Read moreThis article reflects on circumstances where persons who have reached age of majority, but are still dependent on their parents can claim financial support from them. Most children when they […]
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