Court recognises Hindu rites marriage valid for spousal maintenance
Magistrate finds husband has duty to maintain his wife in terms of their religious marriage in accordance with Hindu Personal Law, and grants an order
May 8, 2014
CHILDREN ARTICLES
Customary law adoptive parents liable for child maintenance
In the case of Maneli v Maneli handed down on 19 April 2010 the South Gauteng High Court ruled that children adopted through Xhosa customary
May 8, 2014
Relocation to a different province or country
When can a mother move with her child This is a summary of the present law which uses the test of what is in the
May 8, 2014
Maintenance In Terms Of Customary Law Adoption – Maneli V Maneli
An adoptive father has a legal duty to maintain the minor child he and the applicant adopted in terms of Xhosa customary law Source: Marissa
May 8, 2014
What is maintenance?
This article describes the duty to support someone else financially Source: A simple guide to South African Family Law by Nthabiseng Monareng Maintenance is the
May 8, 2014
Court cannot order return of son from China, says judge
As China is not a signatory to The Hague Convention on International Child Abduction, it is not bound by procedures to expedite child custody cases
May 8, 2014
Adoption – criteria and procedures
Adoption means that an adult person takes a child who is not biologically his or hers and makes that child his or her own child.
May 8, 2014
Relocation with a minor child within or outside South Africa
What is required to relocate with a minor child within or outside South Africa Source: A simple guide to South African Family Law by Nthabiseng
May 8, 2014
Children and the Children’s Act
The Children’s Act 38 of 2005 now regulates the relationship between children and parents. The terminology has also changed and the law no longer refers
May 8, 2014
Court upholds Jewish Orthodox right of excommunication
A Johannesburg businessman has failed to prevent his excommunication from the Jewish Orthodox community by the Jewish ecclesiastical court – the Beth Din – because
May 8, 2014
Failure to Pay Maintenance
What legal steps can you take if your spouse fails to pay maintenance? Failure to Pay Maintenance What legal steps can you take if your
May 8, 2014
Emigration of minors with the custodian parent
What is the legal position of a divorced parent taking a child overseas permanently? Emigration of minors with the custodian parent What is the
May 8, 2014