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CAN A MORTGAGE BOND EMBODY A SALE?<\/p>\n

Elmo-York N.O v Van Dyk and Another<\/em> (67219\/2019) [2020] ZAGPPHC 570 (22 September 2020)
\nIn this matter, the court was asked to declare that a mortgage bond document, in addition to constituting the security for a loan, also embodies a sale agreement. This, in essence, was the argument here as the seller passed away before the sale agreement was signed. What was in place, however, was a partially signed mortgage bond document which referred to the sale agreement. The question raised whether there was a sale?<\/p>\n

The Judgment<\/a>
\nSummary of the Judgment<\/a><\/p>\n

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MAINTENANCE ORDERS CAN BIND YOU FOR 30 YEARS<\/p>\n

S A v J A and Others<\/em> (7531\/2020) [2020] ZAWCHC 155 (10 November 2020)
\nA novel question arose for consideration in this matter. Are maintenance matters that form part of a consent paper, and incorporated in a divorce order, part of the \u2018judgment\u2019 and hence susceptible to prescription only after 30 years? Or is this component of the divorce order an ordinary debt that prescribes after 3 years, because of the fact that it is capable of being varied and is therefore not a final judgment? In the present matter, the spouse claimed substantial arrears from her ex-husband, shortly after he had a windfall, 17 years after their divorce order.<\/p>\n

The Judgment<\/a>
\nSummary of the Judgment<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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