Yes! Both parents of a child have an obligation to pay for pregnancy-related expenses, which are called lying-in expenses, pro-rata according to their means. The Maintenance Act states that the Court may make an order for payment to the child’s
For many, ‘home is where my cat is’ (or dog or parrot). But for others, pets are not part of their everyday lives. So when it comes to moving into a new abode in a sectional title scheme, whether you’re
A 13 year old girl from Pretoria committed suicide after a photograph was sent around her school via WhatsApp. She had distributed an image to someone which was then forwarded on various WhatsApp groups. Other learners teased the girl about
There are two schools of thought in South Africa on the subject of boundary or common walls. The first follows the notion of co-ownership. This ideology runs on the basis of two neighbouring owners being co-owners of the common wall
What is required after your building plans were approved? Once your local municipality has approved the building plans and you have completed the renovation, alteration, addition or extension to your home in accordance with such plans in the required timeframe,
All parents – whether married or not, living together, separated, divorced and parents of adopted children – are required to support their children financially. Known as the “duty to support”, all parents have the responsibility to ensure that their children
An antenuptial contract or antenuptial agreement is an agreement signed before the marriage by parties who intend to marry each other out of community of property. In other words, each person wishes to retain ownership of their own assets as
When your anxious matriculant is studying for an important test, having a generator on the scheme’s common property to stand in during load shedding is a bonus. Less so if you bought into the same scheme because of its peaceful
Every landlord may at some stage find themself in the position where they need to evict a delinquent tenant failing to meet their rental obligations. Going through the eviction process can be one of the most stressful periods in a
In property sale agreements, the seller has the right to nominate the conveyancing attorney who will attend to the registration of the transaction in the deeds office. Sellers, however, often take little interest in who is appointed as conveyancer because
