{"id":2252,"date":"2018-09-25T05:27:43","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T03:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/?p=2252"},"modified":"2019-11-05T05:22:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T03:22:07","slug":"maintenance-for-a-spouse-after-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/maintenance-for-a-spouse-after-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought of the Week | Maintenance for a Spouse After Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When a marriage terminates after a divorce, the reciprocal duties of support which existed during the marriage come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Neither spouse has an automatic right to maintenance after divorce. 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