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Sole Care vs Shared Parenting in South Africa: Which Arrangement Is Better for Your Children? When parents separate in South Africa, the question of sole care vs shared parenting becomes the [...]

Rights of Unmarried Parents After Separation in South Africa When unmarried parents in South Africa separate, the legal landscape governing their children’s welfare is markedly different [...]

Mediation vs Court Litigation in a South African Family Dispute: Which Should You Choose? When a family relationship breaks down in South Africa, whether through divorce, a parenting dispute or a [...]

What Happens If Your Former Partner Refuses to Pay Child Maintenance in South Africa? Few things are more stressful for a custodial parent than watching a maintenance payment date pass with [...]

What to Do When Your Former Partner Is Blocking Contact with Your Child in South Africa Few experiences are as distressing as discovering that your former partner is blocking contact with your [...]

What To Do If Your Former Partner Is Threatening to Relocate Your Child Overseas (South Africa) If your former partner is threatening to take your child overseas from South Africa, you need to [...]

  BLENDED FAMILIES: WHEN THE CONDUCT OF A STEPPARENT CREATES OBLIGATION For many years, the law has been criticised for lagging behind the lived realities of modern society. Family [...]

Co-Parenting Over the Holidays: Legal Tips for Parents School holidays are an exciting break for children, but for co-parents they often bring added pressure. Without the structure of the school [...]

  Is an Arbitration Clause Enforceable in Divorce-Related Proprietary Disputes? Introduction Divorce proceedings do not always bring finality to all disputes between spouses. Issues [...]

ANTENUPTIAL CONTRACTS AND ASSET PROTECTION IN LIGHT OF RECENT CASE LAW Antenuptial contracts (“ANCs”) remain one of the most powerful tools for structuring a marriage in South Africa. Yet, recent [...]