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A first wife often only discovers the problem at the worst possible moment. Her husband has died, or the marriage has broken down, and a second woman appears claiming to be his customary wife. In many of these cases, the husband never approached the High Court under...
When a parent dies, the children of an earlier marriage often expect that the will controls what happens next. Then a maintenance claim by the surviving spouse lands in the liquidation and distribution account, and the inheritance shrinks — or disappears entirely. On...
When spouses agree to end their marriage, an uncontested divorce with children can be the most humane and cost-effective route to a decree of divorce in South Africa. But when minor children are involved, "uncontested" does not mean "informal." The Divorce Act...
