by VDT Attorneys | Sep 8, 2015 | Antenuptials, Family, Marriage, Personal
Things change. What once seemed appropriate, a few years later may not. Fortunately, our law understands this and allows married couples to change their matrimonial property system at a later stage. But to dissuade flippant changes and to protect creditors, our law...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 15, 2015 | Divorce, Marriage, Trust
With estate planning becoming more sophisticated more and more trusts are being established. Simultaneously divorces are increasing by around 8.6% per year, escalating the probability of a trust being involved in the case of divorce or distribution of estates. If a...
by VDT Attorneys | May 7, 2015 | Divorce, Marriage
It is difficult to think of consequences such as death and divorce when just married and sipping champagne on the Champs-Elysees. The reality is that this is exactly the time when planning for such eventuality must be done, particularly given the complex consequences...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 2, 2014 | Child, Family, Marriage
On Wednesday, 30 April 2014, over one hundred Imams (Muslim clerics) were officially appointed as marriage officers in terms of the Marriage Act 25 of 1961 (“the Marriage Act”) after a three-day course covering the principles of the Marriage Act and after passing an...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 6, 2014 | Child, Divorce, Marriage
Maintenance must be paid to ensure the proper living and upbringing of the child. It is compulsory to pay maintenance and the amount of maintenance will be determined in proportion to each parent’s income. Regardless of whether or not the child is born in or out of...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 22, 2013 | Family, Harassment, Marriage, Personal
Who is protected from domestic violence? The Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 (the Act) protects people who are victims of the abuse and violence at the hand of those in the following relationships and arrangements: Marriage in terms of any law, custom or religion;...
