by Neilsons Attorneys | Jan 24, 2022 | Family Law
“…sexual harassment is a heinous and horrendous conduct since it undermines the dignity of women and the values enshrined in our Constitution.” (Extract from judgment below) Employers have a strong duty to provide a safe workplace for their employees, and to protect...
by Neilsons Attorneys | Nov 1, 2021 | Family Law
“Whilst the Act no longer uses the term “illegitimate child” this is implied by the reference to so-called children “born out of wedlock” which continues to perpetuate the common law distinction between so-called “legitimate” and “illegitimate” children. This...
by Neilsons | Mar 3, 2020 | Afrikaans, Child & Spousal Maintenance, English, Family Law
In the case of GM v KI 2015 (3) SA 62 (GJ) E the facts were as follows: the parents of the minor child were not married. A year after the child’s birth the father abandoned the child and the mother. The mother brought an application requesting the court to dispense...
by Neilsons | Oct 1, 2018 | Afrikaans, English, Family Law
An acrimonious divorce was heard in the Cape High Court and then had another episode in the Appeal Court in Bloemfontein. The husband, a senior advocate from Gauteng, was approximately 23 years older than his second wife. He overpowered her objections and, a day...
by Neilsons | Sep 1, 2018 | Afrikaans, English, Family Law
The fees payable to the Master of the High Court in deceased estates, has increased from 1 January 2018. Previously, the maximum amount due to the Master, was R600.00. Now, the maximum amount will be R7000.00. If the value of your estate at the time of death is...
by Neilsons | Jan 29, 2018 | Afrikaans, Child & Spousal Maintenance, Family Law
Michelle Saffer is a newspaper reporter and a single mother. She divorced her husband in 1999. In terms of their court order, the father paid her a monthly lumpsum maintenance for their daughter, out of which she had to pay all her daughter’s costs, including school...
