Tina Hokwana is a legal practitioner who unpacks court judgments to provide you with insights on how family law works.
Husband not entitled to share wife's pension fund benefits Husband not entitled to share wife's pension fund benefits
A husband who spent his pension fund on himself has lost his entitlement to a share in his wife’s pension fund benefits.
Foster parent is obliged to pay maintenance, court rules Foster parent is obliged to pay maintenance, court rules
The Western Cape High Court has set aside a maintenance court order dismissing a foster mother’s claim against her ...
High court orders for division of joint estate setting aside ... High court orders for division of joint estate setting aside previous decision
The Mthatha high court has ordered that the decision of a regional court magistrate ordering the husband to forfeit the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Eviction order of mom and children after husband fraudulently ... Eviction order of mom and children after husband fraudulently sold house is wrong — high ...
The high court in Pretoria has set aside a magistrate’s order evicting a mother and her children from their home after ...