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- Shirné Grobler obtained both her BComm (Law) and LBB degrees from the University of Stellenbosch and completed her articles at STBB. She is an admitted Attorney, Notary Public and Conveyancer and works as an Associate in STBB’s Cape Town litigation department, specializing in Family Law.
Thought of the Week | Liable for the suretyship that your spouse signed for his company?
In commercial transactions it is common for one contracting party to require from the other to provide personal suretyship as security for the performance of the obligations under the agreement. Whilst the persons providing the suretyship often have no objection
Read MoreThought of the Week | To Appeal Interim Relief (Rule 43) In Divorce Matters
A ”Rule 43 application” is an application for interim (provisional) relief in divorce matters. It allows a party to a divorce to seek interim relief from the court in respect of maintenance, care and contact with a child and a
Read MoreThought of the Week | Calculating The Amount Of Child Maintenance
In our law, both parents have a duty to support their child. This duty encompasses direct and indirect costs and includes educational and medical expenses, food, transport, clothing and accommodation. But how is an amount arrived at? The amount of
Read MoreThought of the Week | Unmarried Father Wins Right For Son To Carry His Name
Last month, the Durban High Court granted a father the right to insist that his particulars are inserted on the birth certificate of his five-year-old son, born out of wedlock. The facts showed that the father was devoted to his
Read MoreThought of the Week | I Was Awarded The House In My Divorce
When X, recently divorced, approached her conveyancer with an instruction to register transfer of the property that was awarded to her in the divorce settlement, she was speechless when she was advised that transfer duty will be payable. This because
Read MoreThought of the Week | Does My Spouse Have a Duty to Maintain Me After Our Divorce?
In terms of our common law, spouses have a reciprocal duty to support each other during their marriage and this includes financial support. This duty ends when the marriage is terminated either by death or divorce. In terms of the
Read MoreThought of the Week | Maintenance for a Spouse After Divorce
When a marriage terminates after a divorce, the reciprocal duties of support which existed during the marriage come to an end. Neither spouse has an automatic right to maintenance after divorce. However, a court granting a decree of divorce has
Read MoreThought of the Week | Why Antenuptial Agreements are Important
Our law determines that if you get married without having entered into an antenuptial agreement before the wedding, you are automatically married in community of property. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of both spouses become part of their joint estate,
Read MoreThought of the Week | What Happens if I Terminate my Engagement?
Terminating an engagement amounts to a breach of promise. Claims for breach of promise originated in the common law, which recognised that an aggrieved party had a claim in both the law of contract and the law of delict. Previously,
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