Our Family and Divorce Law Department is expanding. We are pleased to announce to our Melkbosstrand, Blouberg, Table View and Milnerton clients that you can consult with one of our Family Law attorneys at the STBB Blouberg office. For an appointment, please contact Shirné Grobler at shirneg@stbb.co.za.
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Read MoreIn 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 MoreLast 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 MoreWhen 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 MoreIn 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 MoreWhen 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
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