Child and spousal maintenance
Both parents must maintain their children according to their standard of living and financial ability, in proportion to their respective means.
Prior to or after divorce or separation, one spouse or partner (usually the wife) is entitled to seek maintenance from the other spouse or partner. See the following articles dealing with the vexed questions of maintenance.
The Pretoria High Court recently ruled on a significant case involving unpaid child maintenance and the obligations of divorced parents. The dispute arose when a
A client asked if she would lose her right to claim maintenance from her ex-husband if she had been battling for years to get him
By Sasha Goldstein Attorney In South African law, the term maintenance covers a parent’s duty to support their child/children. The responsibility extends to, among other
