CHILD ADOPTION IN SOUTH AFRICA
Child adoption is the process where the parental authority over a child is legally transferred from the biological/birth parents of the child to the parents seeking to raise the child as their own. Once this process has been completed the parental authority and parental rights and responsibilities over the child
CONTESTED DIVORCE | UNCONTESTED DIVORCE | MEDIATION
A contested or opposed divorce occurs when one or both parties to the divorce cannot come to an agreement on the division of the assets, if there are minor children involved, custody over same and the amount of spousal and/or child maintenance which will be paid. In such cases, it
THE CREDIBILITY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE LAWS
South Africa has legal frameworks that have been put in place to combat Gender-based violence (GBV), yet despite these developments, GBV remains a grave issue in the country. While the law may not be the only panacea for what is now termed “a second pandemic” in South Africa; it is
COHABITATION AND BREACH OF PROMISE TO MARRY
Statistics have shown that a number of young couples in recent times have chosen not to get married and the reasons behind this decision are both personal and social. It is important to note that South African statistics are always disaggregated by race, for example, 48% of Black women have
