Browsing: Divorce proceedings

A Swiss-based husband has been ordered by the Western Cape High Court to immediately pay over R277,000 in arrear maintenance to his estranged wife. The court found he had the means but chose to neglect his legal obligation.

A woman’s attempt to secure interim maintenance for herself and her children was struck from the roll after the South Gauteng High Court ruled that maintenance without divorce proceedings cannot be granted.

The South Gauteng High Court dismissed a woman’s attempt to declare her marriage out of community of property, reaffirming that customary marriages default to joint ownership unless an antenuptial contract is signed beforehand. The court emphasized that factual disputes over the marriage regime must be resolved through a full trial.

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

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 KwaZulu-Natal High Court has dismissed a husband’s bid for a divorce, ruling that the marriage breakdown must be determined at trial before financial and proprietary matters can be separated.