Before the Divorce Act 70 of 1979 (the Divorce Act) was promulgated, the grounds of divorce in South Africa (SA) were – malicious desertion; adultery; incurable mental illness; and imprisonment […]
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By Herbert James David Robertson The South African family law fraternity is familiar with surrogacy agreements. The surrogacy agreement has been incorporated into South African family law with the introduction […]
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By Clement Marumoagae Historically, the South African public policy was crafted on Eurocentric ideals, which regarded everything that was not in line with western and Christian moral values as invalid […]
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As an assessor in the High Court for approximately ten years after my formal retirement in 2010, the experience of confrontation with legal issues has exposed me to prosecutions […]
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By Nokuthula Ndlovu A ‘permanent resident’ is a ‘person having permanent residence status in terms of the Immigration Act’ (South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995). The Immigration Act 13 […]
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By James D Lekhuleni Section 7(1) of the Divorce Act 70 of 1979 (the Act), provides that a court may incorporate the spouse’s settlement agreement into the divorce order if […]
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By Dr Donrich Thaldar In world history, 2016 was the year of the Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom and the election of President Donald Trump in the United States. […]
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By James D Lekhuleni There is no doubt that the rescission and variation of divorce orders in our courts has not been easy. One important question that our courts have […]
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By Jerome Veldsman and Roxanne Ker Section 11(1) of the Matrimonial Property Act 88 of 1984 (the Act) repealed the marital power that included the right of a husband in […]
Read moreNAV v MVM and The Minister of Home Affairs (GP) (unreported case no 15664/2017, 16-2-2018) (Thobane AJ) By Khomotso Maja and Vilimile Gumede The question ungubani? features in one of […]
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