Tina Hokwana is a legal practitioner who unpacks court judgments to provide you with insights on how family law works.
Court rules married man’s girlfriend cannot claim from his estate Court rules married man’s girlfriend cannot claim from his estate
The South Gauteng High Court has ruled against the girlfriend of a married man who wanted to claim against his estate.
Customary law wife interdicts late husband's children from ... Customary law wife interdicts late husband's children from selling house
A widow, who married her husband in customary law, has successfully convinced the court to interdict the children of ...
High court revokes 13-year ‘fraudulent ’ divorce decree High court revokes 13-year ‘fraudulent ’ divorce decree
The Johannesburg high court has revoked a “fraudulently obtained” divorce decree granted 13 years ago because the ...
Court rules in favour of customary spouse Court rules in favour of customary spouse
The Free State High Court has declared that the customary marriage concluded between the surviving spouse (applicant) ...
Wife fails to prove why husband should forfeit 50% of her ... Wife fails to prove why husband should forfeit 50% of her pension fund
The Limpopo High Court has ruled against a wife who wanted to prevent her husband from benefiting from her government ...
Customary law wife entitled to bury her husband Customary law wife entitled to bury her husband
The brother-in-law of a woman who sought to challenge her right to bury her husband, found that the wife's ...
TINA HOKWANA | Abusive husband forfeits claim to wife’s R7m ... TINA HOKWANA | Abusive husband forfeits claim to wife’s R7m pension fund interest
A husband who was married in community of property for close to three decades has lost out on a claim of a R7m of his ...
TINA HOKWANA | Court sets aside wife’s sky high claims for ... TINA HOKWANA | Court sets aside wife’s sky high claims for spousal maintenance, legal ...
A woman involved in divorce proceedings and the wife lodged a Rule 43 application for interim maintenance pending the ...
TINA HOKWANA | Husband loses out on spousal maintenance TINA HOKWANA | Husband loses out on spousal maintenance
A husband who spent money on cryptocurrency and online dating has lost his spousal maintenance application.
Ex-husband fined R50,000 and direct imprisonment for failure to ... Ex-husband fined R50,000 and direct imprisonment for failure to comply with maintenance ...
The Free State High Court in Bloemfontein has ordered an ex-husband (respondent) to pay a fine of R50,000 to the ...