CAN I CLAIM INTERIM RELIEF PENDING MY DIVORCE SUIT?
Divorce can often be an extremely stressful and exasperating process, and even more so when one spouse enjoys complete financial stability and the other has to endure a dire financial position. Such cases clearly create a huge imbalance amongst parties to the divorce suit. South African law, however, provides relief for a party who may be prejudiced by this imbalance. A spouse who plans on filing for a divorce or is currently in the […]
HOW CAN AN UNMARRIED FATHER OBTAIN PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES?
Under the old dispensation, where parties were divorced, one parent (usually the mother) would usually be awarded custody of a minor child and the other parent (usually the father) would be entitled to visitation rights. The custodian parent would be vested with making all of the day-to-day decisions of the minor child including which school […]