Browsing: Family Law

When love is lived outside the law, it leaves heartbreak not only for the heart, but for the courts to unravel.

A mother has been granted permission to relocate from South Africa with her minor son, H, to Portugal, following a lengthy and contentious custody dispute.

The South Gauteng High Court has ruled on spousal maintenance in a divorce case, adjusting financial contributions to balance fairness and economic feasibility.

The South Gauteng High Court has suspended a relocation order that would have allowed a mother to move her 11-year-old child to Durban

The KwaZulu-Natal High Court has dismissed an appeal in a custody dispute, prioritising sibling unity.

The Western Cape High Court has ruled that fathers of children born outside marriage can be legally recognised without mandatory DNA testing.

The Western Cape High Court has ruled on a child maintenance contempt case, sentencing the respondent to 240 hours of weekend imprisonment after failing to comply with a court-ordered maintenance order.

The South Gauteng High Court has dismissed an estranged wife’s request for R500K in monthly maintenance, citing financial realities and the husband’s unemployment.

The Supreme Court of Appeal has reaffirmed key principles of family law in a landmark ruling, emphasizing that spouses in marriages out of community of property must prove accrual claims.

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed a self-represented litigant’s attempt to recover legal costs in a divorce case.