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
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
CHANGING MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY REGIME
Couples who are looking to tie the knot can choose the type of matrimonial property regime they want to enter into, prior to registering their marriage. Usually a couple will choose a matrimonial propriety regime based on their current circumstances after having assessed their assets vs liabilities or will look
HOW TO PLAN FOR A DIVORCE
Under South African law there are two types of marriage regimes which exist, namely in community of property and out of community of property. The different regimes apply to Civil Marriages, Civil Unions and Customary marriages. These regimes have a huge bearing of how a couples assets will be managed
