The rights of children are of paramount importance in terms of s 28 of the Constitution and s 38 of the Children’s Act 38 of 2005. The High Court is […]
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Mabulana v Mabulana and Others (LP) (unreported case no 5040/2021, 26-7-2021) (Kganyago J) In a case of Mabulana, the Limpopo Division of the High Court in Polokwane dismissed Moyahabo Eugly […]
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The case of Van Zyl NO v Getz NO [2020] 3 All SA 730 (SCA) presented a golden opportunity for the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) to provide the long-awaited […]
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A couple in a permanent life partnership have launched an application challenging the constitutionality of s 40 of the Children’s Act 38 of 2005, as a result of their gamete […]
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The reciprocal duty of support between spouses is one of the invariable consequences of marriage in South African law. This legal duty operates automatically by operation of law as soon […]
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The recent judgments confirming the constitutionality of s 16(3) of the Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013 and r 43 of the Uniform Rules of Court (and the non-appealability of […]
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The question addressed herein is whether the regional court has jurisdiction to – post-divorce, on the substantive application of a party to the divorce – order the parties and minor […]
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Courts remain limited in their ability to solve the problem of domestic violence. Domestic violence continues to be a broad social problem, which needs to be addressed by society, the […]
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Surrogacy can be described as a woman (the surrogate mother) carrying a foetus for a couple or a single parent (the commissioning parents) until the birth of the child (Caroline […]
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Surrogacy agreement confirmation applications have become voluminous. This is often caused by the extensive nature of the clinical psychologist’s report on the suitability of the intended surrogate mother. The reason […]
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